Communications & media at Wake Forest
Wake Forest graduates about 124 communications & media majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.38× what the same major pays nationally.
Where communications & media happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 26 · Academic 17 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the communications & media ranking
Other strong majors at Wake Forest
- Philosophy & religion 94 · #10
- History 92 · #15
- Languages 92 · #25
- Biology 90 · #18
- Political science & IR 90 · #32
- English & writing 89 · #26
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Wake Forest 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.