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Cullowhee, NC · Communications & media

Communications & media at Western Carolina

Western Carolina graduates about 76 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 548th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a light program at 33 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.79×).

33/100Light#548 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year763% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0000.79× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1240whole school

Around Western Carolina

Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534200182Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534212559Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534213574Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
THE WINGLESS VICTORY by Maxwell Anderson presented by Western Carolina Universit
The Wingless Victory 04Photo: Allen H Freeman Jr · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 30 · Academic 28 · Athletics 8 · Library 2 · Dining 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Mercy University 34
  2. Texas A&M University–Kingsville 34
  3. Elmhurst University 34
  4. South Carolina State University 34
  5. Southern Utah University 33
  6. Eastern Kentucky University 33
  7. Grambling State University 33
  8. University of Tennessee at Martin 33

Other strong majors at Western Carolina

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Carolina 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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