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Communication and Media Studies

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

777
schools offer it
37,305
grads per year
$52,429
median pay 5 yrs out
$46,146-$59,510
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
California State University, FullertonD1CA647$60,920
University of California, Santa BarbaraD1CA620$73,857
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillD1NC521$67,532
The Ohio State UniversityD1OH478$63,099
James Madison UniversityD1VA413$66,067
California State University, SacramentoD1CA400$63,101
Indiana University, BloomingtonD1IN381$63,211
Texas A&M University, College StationD1TX374$62,316
Michigan State UniversityD1MI348$66,407
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ346$62,225
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA332$58,497
University at Buffalo, the State University of New YorkD1NY330$57,140
Louisiana State UniversityD1LA313$58,924
University of Wisconsin-MadisonD1WI304$57,874
University of Massachusetts, AmherstD1MA297$74,087
Florida International UniversityD1FL294$57,042
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD1IL294$71,207
University of California, DavisD1CA288$75,758
University of South FloridaD1FL285$51,525
University of Central FloridaD1FL282$48,282
University of WashingtonD1WA281$68,260
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickD1NJ280$72,419
San Jose State UniversityD1CA276$67,114
University of California, BerkeleyD1CA265$93,369
San Diego State UniversityD1CA261$59,719
University of UtahD1UT256$58,546
University of ConnecticutD1CT254$68,876
University of ArizonaD1AZ252$71,141
East Carolina UniversityD1NC249$56,874
University of Maryland, College ParkD1MD247$75,778
University of California, San DiegoD1CA244$65,361
The University of North Carolina at CharlotteD1NC236$53,309
California State University, NorthridgeD1CA235$56,058
University of California, Los AngelesD1CA232n/a
San Francisco State UniversityD2CA229$69,437
University of Texas at San AntonioD1TX229$50,189
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityD1VA225$65,239
University of Nevada, Las VegasD1NV220$49,797
University of Texas at ArlingtonD1TX218n/a
University of MichiganD1MI209$81,316
Marist UniversityD1NY204$72,563
University of Texas at AustinD1TX203$72,210
University of Arkansas, FayettevilleD1AR201$61,155
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX201$62,488
California State University, San MarcosD2CA201$55,408
University of Rhode IslandD1RI200$63,795
Sam Houston State UniversityD1TX198$51,123
Boise State UniversityD1ID197$54,946
North Carolina State UniversityD1NC197$55,642
Liberty UniversityD1VA196$45,741
Grand Canyon UniversityD1AZ193$43,969
University of DelawareD1DE193$75,745
University of KentuckyD1KY190$54,361
The University of North Carolina at GreensboroD1NC186$43,769
University of North FloridaD1FL178$50,651
University of North Carolina WilmingtonD1NC175$53,772
Baylor UniversityD1TX174$64,645
Florida Atlantic UniversityD1FL173$50,606
Montclair State UniversityD3NJ170$64,298
Villanova UniversityD1PA167$74,641
Illinois State UniversityD1IL166$59,685
California State University, San BernardinoD2CA164$48,810
University of Missouri, ColumbiaD1MO162$59,233
University of IowaD1IA161$63,848
University at AlbanyD1NY155$59,724
Boston CollegeD1MA153$81,317
College of Charleston (South Carolina)D1SC153$56,868
University of VirginiaD1VA152$79,620
Ohio UniversityD1OH148$53,307
Hunter CollegeD3NY147$58,558
Mississippi State UniversityD1MS143$50,575
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityD1FL143$52,016
Santa Clara UniversityD1CA140$74,671
University of LouisvilleD1KY139$51,634
George Mason UniversityD1VA139n/a
DePaul UniversityD1IL138$59,525
Colorado State UniversityD1CO136$54,306
Bridgewater State UniversityD3MA135$50,312
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsD2CO132$49,311
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleD1TN130$57,807
Texas State UniversityD1TX130$58,381
Kent State UniversityD1OH129$48,898
Salisbury UniversityD3MD125$54,349
University of DaytonD1OH123$71,532
Purdue UniversityD1IN122$58,742
University of AlabamaD1AL121$52,949
Kean UniversityD3NJ121$51,189
North Carolina A&T State UniversityD1NC115$47,049
Syracuse UniversityD1NY113$64,144
University of Hawaii, ManoaD1HI110$46,146
Loyola Marymount UniversityD1CA109$70,036
University of GeorgiaD1GA107$62,709
Fordham UniversityD1NY103$72,537
California State University, BakersfieldD1CA102$52,429
University of West FloridaD1FL101$41,017
William Paterson University of New JerseyD3NJ101$50,256
University of Illinois ChicagoD1IL100$63,943
Chapman UniversityD3CA98$59,421
University of TampaD2FL98$54,853
Rowan UniversityD3NJ97$57,557
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaD1TN96$48,027
Northern Illinois UniversityD1IL95$56,644
California State University, ChicoD2CA94$59,510
Valdosta State UniversityD2GA94$48,769
Auburn UniversityD1AL93$62,643
Pennsylvania State UniversityD1PA93$49,390
Middle Tennessee State UniversityD1TN93$43,823
California State University, East BayD2CA92$67,355
University of San DiegoD1CA92$64,852
Pace UniversityD2NY92$72,510
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaD2PA92$46,911
St. John's University (New York)D1NY91$61,647
Weber State UniversityD1UT91$55,670
University of KansasD1KS90$60,475
Missouri State UniversityD1MO90$41,658
University of South Carolina, ColumbiaD1SC89$53,247
Coastal Carolina UniversityD1SC89$49,719
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleD1IL87$48,374
Oakland UniversityD1MI87$52,793
Ramapo CollegeD3NJ86$56,765