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Communications & media at Virginia State

Virginia State graduates about 49 communications & media majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 334th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $41,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.73×).

53/100Solid#334 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year498% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$41,0000.73× the same major nationally
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1030whole school

Around Virginia State

Rogers Stadium at Virginia State University.
Rogers Stadium - Virginia State UniversityPhoto: Kevin Coles · CC BY 2.0 · source
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(Virtual panorama) “Virginia State University (VSU). U.S. Department of Agricult
Agriculture and Virginia State University Farmer Outreach - 2013 (20130307-APHISPhoto: USDAgov · Public domain · source
The former site of Fleet Street station in Petersburg - used only from 1977 to 1
Petersburg Fleet Street station site and SAL piers, October 2021Photo: Adam Moss from Walden, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dining 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. CUNY Baruch College 53
  2. University of Northern Colorado 53
  3. SUNY Brockport 53
  4. Florida Southern College 53
  5. Johnson & Wales University–Providence 53
  6. Le Moyne College 53
  7. Mount St. Mary's University 53
  8. Roanoke College 53

Other strong majors at Virginia State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia State with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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