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Communications & media at Vassar College

Vassar College graduates about 22 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 224th of 841 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year223% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.01× the same major nationally
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1460–1520whole school

Around Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
Powerhouse Theater - Vassar College (55195118176)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
The studio of Poughkeepsie, NY-based WVKR-FM with DJ Takki Shades (York Chen) DJ
WVKR studio 2013Photo: Collin Knopp-Schwyn · CC BY 3.0 · source
Entrance to Main Building at Vassar College, 2024, facing east
Vassar main1Photo: BappleBusiness · CC0 · source
Poughkeepsie, New York
Thompson Memorial Library - Vassar College (55195531840)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 59 · Academic 48 · Arts 3 · Dining 2 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Illinois Chicago 71
  2. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 71
  3. Endicott College 71
  4. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 71
  5. Macalester College 71
  6. California State University, Long Beach 71
  7. Stonehill College 71
  8. CUNY–Hunter College 71

Other strong majors at Vassar College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vassar College with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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