PlainCollege

Communication and Media Studies

1,078
Schools
Bachelor's
Credential Level
$60,600
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$54,667
25th %ile
$57,125
Median
$59,580
75th %ile
$62,250
Max
$80,616
$54,667 $80,616

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cornell University NY 90 $80,616 $14,400
University of Pennsylvania PA 82 $77,464 $15,000
Northwestern University IL 101 $77,066 $17,687
University of California-Berkeley CA 284 $76,374 $11,100
Santa Clara University CA 122 $71,818 $17,832
Boston University MA 428 $69,156 $23,250
New York University NY — $68,565 —
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA — $68,510 $20,500
Northeastern University Oakland CA 1 $67,761 $21,500
Northeastern University MA 173 $67,761 $21,500
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA 0 $67,761 $21,500
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI 242 $66,507 $19,941
George Washington University DC 33 $65,477 $25,000
Boston College MA 212 $65,184 $18,000
Roger Williams University RI 15 $64,953 $26,000
American University DC 34 $64,488 $22,611
University of Maryland-College Park MD 352 $63,691 $17,250
Fairfield University CT 85 $63,356 $26,919
University of Southern California CA 314 $63,317 $15,875
University of Arizona AZ 280 $63,294 $18,910
St. Thomas Aquinas College NY 13 $62,832 —
Seattle University WA 35 $62,478 $19,500
Marist University NY 185 $62,340 $25,000
Loyola University Maryland MD 118 $62,264 $27,000
Vanderbilt University TN 21 $62,250 —
Pace University NY 124 $62,219 $26,000
Fordham University NY 124 $62,162 $24,615
The Catholic University of America DC 11 $62,150 $27,000
Southern Methodist University TX 29 $61,734 —
Texas Christian University TX 152 $61,473 $21,500
Villanova University PA 146 $61,471 $26,228
University of San Francisco CA 97 $61,461 $21,875
Sacred Heart University CT 92 $61,393 $25,000
Bryant University RI 39 $61,344 $27,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL 317 $61,211 $18,850
University of Delaware DE 139 $61,186 $24,296
University of California-Santa Barbara CA 517 $61,114 $13,000
University of California-Davis CA 323 $60,820 $13,000
San Jose State University CA 273 $60,813 —
Loyola Marymount University CA 121 $60,597 $17,750
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA 64 $60,521 $14,857
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ 338 $60,479 $21,500
University of Dayton OH 140 $60,466 $25,000
Walden University MN 10 $60,390 $32,060
California State University-East Bay CA 160 $60,326 $18,000
Wake Forest University NC 113 $60,234 $22,250
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA 295 $60,224 $20,500
Elon University NC 30 $60,125 $21,999
Colorado State University Global CO 71 $59,821 $23,187
Manhattan University NY 52 $59,580 $25,500
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 598 $59,487 $14,625
Saint Anselm College NH 37 $59,314 $27,000
Saint Mary's College of California CA 43 $59,054 $19,500
Suffolk University MA 1 $58,987 —
University of Connecticut CT 264 $58,767 $21,036
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT 2 $58,767 $21,036
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT 2 $58,767 $21,036
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT 2 $58,767 $21,036
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT 5 $58,767 $21,036
Stonehill College MA 37 $58,586 $25,000
Quinnipiac University CT 44 $58,138 $23,250
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA 463 $58,097 $15,000
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA 149 $58,097 $15,000
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA 104 $58,097 $15,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE 48 $57,735 $21,150
San Francisco State University CA 406 $57,672 $13,703
Saint Mary's College IN 28 $57,637 $27,000
The College of New Jersey NJ 78 $57,444 $19,500
University of San Diego CA 113 $57,436 $24,000
Montclair State University NJ 150 $57,399 $21,500
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH 164 $57,379 $25,990
University of New Hampshire at Manchester NH 20 $57,379 $25,990
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online NH 0 $57,379 $25,990
Marymount University VA 16 $57,346 —
Howard University DC 0 $57,125 —
Furman University SC 98 $56,966 $22,631
James Madison University VA 451 $56,819 $20,500
Pacific Lutheran University WA 25 $56,775 $22,604
University of Maryland Global Campus MD 152 $56,684 $23,000
College of Saint Benedict MN 31 $56,614 $27,000
DePauw University IN 56 $56,425 $27,000
Towson University MD 357 $56,404 $17,989
Albright College PA 18 $56,257 $27,000
University of Iowa IA 203 $56,246 $22,850
Austin College TX 9 $56,237 —
University of Colorado Boulder CO 180 $56,211 $16,500
University of Houston TX 45 $56,081 $23,205
Belmont University TN 39 $56,043 $18,128
Mercer University GA 33 $55,962 $24,990
Michigan State University MI 455 $55,915 $25,250
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 178 $55,850 $20,500
Susquehanna University PA 71 $55,631 —
Lake Forest College IL 30 $55,601 $27,000
Notre Dame de Namur University CA 19 $55,413 —
John Carroll University OH 61 $55,079 $27,000
University of California-San Diego CA 239 $55,039 $13,193
St Lawrence University NY 54 $55,013 $25,000
Monmouth University NJ 98 $54,990 $25,000
Gustavus Adolphus College MN 35 $54,826 $27,000
Muhlenberg College PA 56 $54,667 $23,829

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.