Bachelor's · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's): earnings by school

712 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$42,087
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$54,257
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,375
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 657 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $48,303 and $60,258. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Pennsylvania PA$65,287$114,266—
Northwestern University IL$64,034$93,541$19,500
Cornell University NY$63,499$88,463$10,000
Santa Clara University CA$62,295$84,206$19,000
Boston College MA$56,442$83,586$18,967
Villanova University PA$57,318$81,497$21,500
Boston University MA$54,804$80,306$17,750
Northeastern University Oakland CA$55,226$80,191$23,245
Northeastern University MA$55,226$80,191$23,245
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA$55,226$80,191$23,245
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$55,475$79,648$19,500
George Washington University DC$54,206$79,112—
Emory University GA—$78,866—
Fairfield University CT$50,903$78,081$26,980
Wake Forest University NC$59,986$77,984$17,301
Fordham University NY$53,270$77,244$24,625
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$50,714$76,945$19,500
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$52,931$76,243$13,050
Roanoke College VA$39,652$76,198$27,000
University of Southern California CA$57,017$75,864$16,360
University of California-Berkeley CA$52,119$75,612$11,132
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$59,292$75,223$14,091
Marist University NY$45,989$74,726$22,812
Manhattan University NY$46,902$74,471$24,559
University of Maryland-College Park MD$53,870$74,402$15,000
Elon University NC$54,242$73,750$19,500
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$53,637$73,650$26,250
Gonzaga University WA$50,329$73,558$21,500
Chapman University CA$47,137$73,461$18,750
The Catholic University of America DC$59,810$73,073$26,000
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$51,428$72,976$11,108
St Lawrence University NY$54,530$72,839$26,000
University of California-Davis CA$45,174$72,778$11,000
University of Arizona AZ$54,066$72,758$15,500
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$65,607$72,564$12,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX$50,706$72,210$15,625
Loyola University Maryland MD$49,691$71,948$26,000
Simmons University MA$45,552$71,138$26,750
Stonehill College MA$48,555$70,618$25,000
Roger Williams University RI$44,081$70,575$26,730
University of Oregon OR—$70,532—
University of Delaware DE$47,911$70,414$22,250
Willamette University OR—$70,412—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$49,277$70,240$12,500
Syracuse University NY$52,563$70,106$21,000
CUNY City College NY$52,335$69,948$10,000
Pace University NY$44,703$69,876$21,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$48,949$69,709$18,110
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$42,754$69,573$18,750
Gustavus Adolphus College MN$47,901$69,423$27,000
Saint Anselm College NH$43,773$69,288$27,000
DePauw University IN$51,432$69,228$27,000
Loyola Marymount University CA$51,178$69,144$18,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$49,587$69,098$25,000
University of New Hampshire at Manchester NH$49,587$69,098$25,000
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online NH$49,587$69,098$25,000
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$44,916$69,034—
University of Nevada-Reno NV$47,778$68,953$15,000
University of San Diego CA$44,679$68,913$21,354
Brigham Young University UT$53,481$68,843$11,000
Sonoma State University CA$42,082$68,833$14,000
The College of New Jersey NJ$54,244$68,654$19,500
University of San Francisco CA$41,836$68,592$24,656
University of Connecticut CT$44,213$68,542$18,350
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$44,213$68,542$18,350
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$44,213$68,542$18,350
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$44,213$68,542$18,350
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$44,213$68,542$18,350
Bryant University RI$51,009$68,518$23,105
University of Georgia GA$49,342$68,319$14,988
Washington & Jefferson College PA$38,339$68,066—
Woodbury University CA—$68,020—
American University DC$56,275$67,863—
University of California-San Diego CA$38,629$67,302$11,556
University of Dayton OH$51,586$67,231$19,500
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$56,606$67,181$19,038
University of La Verne CA$33,700$66,891—
Denison University OH$56,751$66,730$25,000
University of Colorado Boulder CO$50,524$66,623$16,750
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$45,667$66,439$15,000
James Madison University VA$48,809$66,436$20,096
Saint Mary's College IN$56,729$66,335$25,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$48,643$66,106$19,500
Queens University of Charlotte NC—$65,985—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$51,071$65,517$16,750
Norwich University VT—$65,497—
McDaniel College MD—$65,411$25,000
University of St Thomas MN$44,573$64,917$15,750
Lake Forest College IL$49,314$64,580—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$52,276$64,533$15,000
University of Rhode Island RI$48,080$64,520$19,500
Saint Mary's College of California CA$47,355$64,456$23,125
College of Saint Benedict MN$52,610$64,430$27,000
Merrimack College MA$48,944$64,345$25,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$47,679$64,153$12,516
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$47,679$64,153$12,516
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$47,679$64,153$12,516
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$51,340$64,103$21,000
Furman University SC$48,837$64,014$23,250
Keene State College NH$48,233$63,995$25,637
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$45,006$63,855$18,500
Augsburg University MN—$63,850$25,000
San Francisco State University CA$48,274$63,731$15,000
Augustana College IL$43,166$63,730$27,000
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$43,434$63,577$20,000
Texas Christian University TX$54,632$63,531$21,500
State University of New York at Cortland NY$39,334$63,431$20,500
University of Denver CO$47,839$63,374$18,837
University of Utah UT$46,807$63,309$16,067
Towson University MD$46,742$63,292$18,000
Quinnipiac University CT$40,199$63,012$20,500
University at Buffalo NY$39,534$62,912$19,500
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$52,423$62,882$18,500
Marymount Manhattan College NY$37,408$62,844$23,250
Endicott College MA—$62,840$27,000
Colorado State University Global CO$59,368$62,743—
Utah Valley University UT$51,881$62,566—
Westmont College CA$51,829$62,535$20,000
SUNY Brockport NY$41,641$62,532$20,428
University of Hartford CT$42,602$62,464$26,817
Seattle Pacific University WA$46,815$62,411—
Washington State University WA—$62,406—
Hofstra University NY—$62,361—
John Carroll University OH$48,604$62,270$23,124
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$46,999$62,096$17,764
Rollins College FL$47,828$62,086$25,500
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$46,760$62,039$16,800
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$61,299$61,909—
University of Puget Sound WA$40,165$61,904$26,000
Randolph-Macon College VA$47,801$61,867$26,229
College of Staten Island CUNY NY$38,310$61,691$18,780
California Lutheran University CA$44,059$61,653$18,500
The University of Alabama AL$49,758$61,548$19,625
CUNY Queens College NY$36,976$61,501$7,092
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$42,911$61,434$16,500
San Diego State University CA$44,976$61,389$14,000
Metropolitan State University MN$53,018$61,355$13,106
La Salle University PA$38,848$61,347$24,500
Bellevue University NE$46,150$61,294—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$46,117$61,270$18,125
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$41,377$61,220$20,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$49,768$61,193$18,286
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$49,768$61,193$18,286
Oregon State University OR$43,210$61,096$16,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$43,210$61,096$16,000
Ursinus College PA$37,955$61,017$27,000
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$47,814$61,007$15,000
Eckerd College FL$37,246$60,969—
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$43,885$60,957$19,500
State University of New York at New Paltz NY$39,992$60,929$18,500
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$42,529$60,891$19,725
The College of Wooster OH$43,623$60,884$27,000
California Baptist University CA$46,159$60,883$21,000
Michigan State University MI$45,044$60,807$19,500
The University of Texas Permian Basin TX$55,254$60,805$13,500
University of Iowa IA$47,370$60,737$21,500
Wheaton College IL$42,302$60,695$25,499
University of the Pacific CA—$60,666—
St. John's University-New York NY$35,308$60,634$25,000
Manhattanville University NY$41,999$60,523$27,000
Marquette University WI—$60,482$21,419
Illinois State University IL$45,319$60,414$14,384
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$48,261$60,411$22,448
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$44,775$60,407$18,797
University of Kansas KS$50,341$60,258$19,750
Emmanuel College MA$48,955$60,110$27,000
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$47,680$60,023$19,500
Weber State University UT$43,759$59,969$19,633
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$41,953$59,968$20,000
Radford University VA$40,833$59,932$25,000
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$46,120$59,929$23,250
Rider University NJ$38,418$59,897—
California State University-San Marcos CA$47,149$59,842$15,467
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$41,546$59,756$13,000
University at Albany NY$40,969$59,724$19,500
Westminster University UT$44,718$59,676—
Hamline University MN—$59,557—
Trinity University TX$38,113$59,494$13,235
Ottawa University-Ottawa KS—$59,445$18,250
Ottawa University-Kansas City KS—$59,445$18,250
Ottawa University-Milwaukee WI—$59,445$18,250
Ottawa University-Online KS—$59,445$18,250
Ottawa University-Surprise AZ—$59,445$18,250
East Carolina University NC$41,763$59,432$19,500
California State University-Sacramento CA$45,623$59,404$15,000
Southwestern University TX—$59,372$20,500
California State University-Channel Islands CA$44,144$59,332$11,885
Saint Michael's College VT$45,189$59,313—
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University NJ$43,149$59,247$19,500
Montclair State University NJ$43,149$59,247$19,500
Portland State University OR$46,427$59,232$17,750
University of New Haven CT$39,977$59,225$27,000
Emerson College MA$54,462$59,202$21,500
Sacred Heart University CT$40,414$59,068$26,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$43,132$59,017$19,825
Baylor University TX$49,439$58,915$20,375
University of Central Florida FL$42,354$58,783$16,750
King University TN$41,824$58,770—
Monmouth University NJ$40,748$58,759$23,250
Utah State University UT$43,978$58,672$12,656
Iona University NY$38,323$58,650$19,500
Thomas More University KY—$58,479—
Muhlenberg College PA$45,466$58,473$23,927
The University of Texas at El Paso TX—$58,451$15,525
California State University-Chico CA$41,856$58,391$14,000
Eastern University PA—$58,371—
College of Charleston SC$42,620$58,371$20,000
University of Maine ME$45,309$58,306$21,500
St. John Fisher University NY$49,734$58,279$19,500
Loyola University Chicago IL$45,386$58,256$21,500
Hanover College IN$48,346$58,227$26,053
University of South Carolina Aiken SC$41,752$58,203$18,875
Texas Tech University TX$44,524$58,196$20,000
Vassar College NY$31,715$58,163—
California State University-Long Beach CA$39,638$58,137$12,909
California State University-Fullerton CA$43,310$58,082$12,500
Stetson University FL$40,796$58,071$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$42,219$58,043$18,187
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE—$57,937—
Eastern Illinois University IL$45,375$57,887$16,000
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$45,793$57,829$21,875
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$45,793$57,829$21,875
Saint Louis University MO$44,524$57,787$20,000
California State University-East Bay CA$47,189$57,708$16,416
Mount St. Mary's University MD$36,880$57,669$20,000
Southern Methodist University TX$57,636——
Seattle University WA—$57,599$19,250
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$50,664$57,523$32,788
The Master's University and Seminary CA—$57,507—
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$35,203$57,478—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$46,648$57,453$19,500
SUNY Oneonta NY$41,055$57,447$19,500
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$43,900$57,394$16,500
Florida International University FL$41,994$57,376$16,932
Wayne State University MI$43,475$57,335$20,000
Pacific Lutheran University WA$42,278$57,317$19,000
Caldwell University NJ—$57,307—
Christopher Newport University VA$45,170$57,254$20,500
California State University-Northridge CA$39,561$57,138$15,000
St. Thomas Aquinas College NY$32,776$57,112—
Iowa State University IA$45,887$57,110$19,425
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$42,400$57,024—
University of Arkansas AR$48,035$56,969$18,887
Bridgewater State University MA$43,107$56,968$21,013
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$41,817$56,944$18,000
University of Houston-Downtown TX$47,207$56,903$18,125
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ$37,728$56,894$14,750
Central Washington University WA$45,724$56,862$18,774
University of Illinois Chicago IL$42,388$56,845$14,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$47,781$56,818$21,050
Mount Mary University WI—$56,763—
Wittenberg University OH$45,653$56,711—
Southern Connecticut State University CT$32,963$56,694$24,000
San Diego Christian College CA—$56,685—
Auburn University AL$40,672$56,636$19,500
University of Northern Colorado CO$42,913$56,520$22,000
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$43,214$56,514$12,757
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$44,821$56,470$20,437
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$42,145$56,455$13,303
Western Washington University WA$38,629$56,415$16,157
Concordia University-Irvine CA$55,278$56,388—
Saint Cloud State University MN$41,192$56,388$19,500
Westfield State University MA$36,017$56,349$24,125
Whitworth University WA$39,751$56,304$23,770
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$40,685$56,278$13,750
Indiana University-East IN$34,786$56,141$14,590
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$49,968$56,119$19,500
University of North Dakota ND—$56,065$20,450
Salisbury University MD$43,371$56,048$20,750
DePaul University IL$43,636$56,014$19,000
Eastern Oregon University OR$37,926$56,013—
Miami University-Hamilton OH$42,193$55,919$20,000
Miami University-Middletown OH$42,193$55,919$20,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$42,193$55,919$20,000
Molloy University NY$41,840$55,878$21,375
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$43,787$55,697$22,500
Oakland University MI$43,462$55,662$20,103
Carthage College WI$34,275$55,654—
University of Kentucky KY$43,783$55,653$20,500
University of Louisville KY$42,892$55,636$19,416
The University of Tampa FL$43,989$55,512$18,800
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$45,444$55,505$22,488
Central Michigan University MI$42,020$55,353$27,000
South Dakota State University SD$38,961$55,345$25,458
Appalachian State University NC$40,170$55,307$19,400
Rowan University NJ$40,855$55,277$16,271
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$41,301$55,245$19,500
CUNY Hunter College NY$32,792$55,182$11,600

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