Bachelor's · Lakewood, Colorado
Is Communication and Media Studies at Colorado Christian University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $33,876
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $47,524
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $24,500
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $121k (likely $121k – $121k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $3k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in CO
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$319k (likely −$377k – −$254k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$253k (likely −$374k – −$105k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 69%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$86,926
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$72,519
- Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)$69,617
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$64,060
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$60,453
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)$60,115
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's)$58,775
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$57,364
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$56,063
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$54,887
Communication and Media Studies at other schools in Colorado
- University of Colorado Boulder$66,623
- University of Denver$63,374
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus$62,882
- Colorado State University Global$62,743
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins$61,434
- University of Northern Colorado$56,520
- Colorado Mesa University$54,717
- Colorado State University Pueblo$51,721
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs$50,692
- Western Colorado University$47,426