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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
81 Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College LA $37,008 $59,040 $77,976 $63,965
82 Bridgewater State University MA $38,393 $58,998 $73,474 $39,810
83 Iowa State University of Science & Technology IA $41,421 $58,925 $73,026 $66,059
84 University of Minnesota Duluth MN $38,748 $58,849 $75,253 $62,539
85 Pennsylvania State University (The) - Brandywine PA $37,460 $58,734 $79,409 $59,872
86 Bethel University MN $42,571 $58,568 $75,834 $62,240
87 Pennsylvania State University (The) - York PA $40,642 $58,547 $76,015 $59,681
88 University of Texas at San Antonio TX $38,726 $58,437 $74,086 $63,450
89 Northern Illinois University IL $40,875 $58,421 $73,278 $63,639
90 Texas Southern University TX $36,674 $58,363 $63,369
91 Oregon Institute of Technology OR $37,012 $58,363 $63,451 $51,061
92 Ohio University OH $39,788 $58,352 $76,879 $64,764
93 Loyola University Chicago IL $39,998 $58,266 $81,295 $63,471
94 State University of New York at New Paltz NY $35,106 $58,227 $76,717 $44,111
95 College of Charleston SC $37,993 $58,190 $72,585 $61,124
96 East Carolina University NC $38,501 $58,008 $69,297 $59,313
97 Mary Baldwin University VA $28,561 $57,867 $61,630 $56,456
98 Aurora University IL $39,146 $57,832 $60,219 $62,998
99 Westfield State University MA $36,951 $57,631 $69,961 $38,887
100 Eastern Connecticut State University CT $36,039 $57,625 $75,905 $49,978

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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.