Best Colleges for Communication and Media Studies
Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 276 institutions with data
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| # | Institution | State | Year 1 | Year 5 Median | Year 10 | PP Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Graduate School & University Center | NY | $67,525 | $80,595 | $90,114 | $61,057 |
| 2 | Fairfield University | CT | $52,588 | $79,787 | — | $69,199 |
| 3 | University of Texas at Austin | TX | $52,951 | $78,128 | $107,011 | $84,830 |
| 4 | University of Michigan | MI | $48,646 | $77,750 | $105,886 | $84,973 |
| 5 | University of Connecticut | CT | $44,763 | $74,785 | $91,787 | $64,861 |
| 6 | Bryant University | RI | $48,798 | $73,245 | $107,201 | $65,107 |
| 7 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst | MA | $44,112 | $71,101 | $90,194 | $47,976 |
| 8 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $44,314 | $70,075 | $98,724 | $76,334 |
| 9 | Texas A&M University | TX | $44,367 | $70,072 | $91,271 | $76,083 |
| 10 | Utah Valley University | UT | $44,459 | $69,615 | $89,687 | $67,261 |
| 11 | University of Arizona (The) | AZ | $45,196 | $69,303 | $93,002 | $65,073 |
| 12 | CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College | NY | $38,478 | $69,154 | — | $52,389 |
| 13 | James Madison University | VA | $44,678 | $68,505 | $88,789 | $66,834 |
| 14 | Saint John's University | MN | $45,281 | $67,226 | $90,230 | $71,441 |
| 15 | University of Colorado Boulder | CO | $42,132 | $67,162 | $86,957 | $63,903 |
| 16 | Texas Tech University | TX | $40,078 | $67,110 | — | $72,866 |
| 17 | University of Massachusetts at Boston | MA | $48,829 | $66,946 | $86,367 | $45,173 |
| 18 | Miami University | OH | $41,887 | $66,886 | $86,528 | $74,235 |
| 19 | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | NC | $43,832 | $66,714 | $89,367 | $68,215 |
| 20 | Quinnipiac University | CT | $41,810 | $66,514 | $86,027 | $57,688 |
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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.