Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

734 students earn a communication, journalism, and related programs, other credential each year across 66 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $36,931
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $54,611

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Bachelor's programs — 58 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin0$44,5111 year out——2University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota32$43,9691 year out—$20,474 3Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio18$41,0401 year out$54,611$22,250 4Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan—$40,4151 year out$52,201$25,479 5Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania36$39,5821 year out$62,022$26,500 6Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania3$39,5821 year out$62,022$26,500 7Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania1$39,5821 year out$62,022$26,500 8University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska46$39,4001 year out—$22,576 9West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia—$38,6601 year out$68,006$25,000 10Berry CollegeMount Berry, Georgia34$36,9311 year out$51,555$22,965 11California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California—$34,4321 year out$65,117$24,000 12Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York—$33,8361 year out$69,211$16,870 13Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas13$30,2381 year out—$27,000 14Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois—$30,1041 year out—$27,000 15SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York—$30,0491 year out$48,271$23,405 16Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee20$28,8281 year out$48,176$19,362 17Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia18$28,0241 year out$50,718$25,964 18Malone UniversityCanton, Ohio7$26,2041 year out$46,455$27,000 19Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia121$25,8781 year out—$27,000 20Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia61—1 year out——21Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania42—1 year out——22Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois19—1 year out——23Miles CollegeFairfield, Alabama16—1 year out——24University of JamestownJamestown, North Dakota13—1 year out——25Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California12—1 year out——26University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan11—1 year out——27Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona8—1 year out——28Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma8—1 year out——29DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania7—1 year out$59,280—30Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina7—1 year out——31Newberry CollegeNewberry, South Carolina7—1 year out——32Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California6—1 year out——33Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut6—1 year out——34Millsaps CollegeJackson, Mississippi6—1 year out——35New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire6—1 year out——36Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia6—1 year out——37University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota5—1 year out$46,420—38Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri5—1 year out——39Keystone CollegeLa Plume, Pennsylvania5—1 year out$37,764—40Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——41Quincy UniversityQuincy, Illinois4—1 year out$41,334—42Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, Michigan4—1 year out——43Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota4—1 year out——44Lake Erie CollegePainesville, Ohio4—1 year out——45Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Pennsylvania4—1 year out$67,375—46Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois3—1 year out——47Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana3—1 year out——48Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——49Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois2—1 year out——50Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa1—1 year out——51University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota1—1 year out$66,067—52Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey1—1 year out$61,962—53SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York0—1 year out$41,056$22,689 54Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0—1 year out$64,028—55Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida——1 year out$45,347—56High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina——1 year out—$23,250 57Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania——1 year out$47,160—58Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin——1 year out$67,530—

Associate programs — 5 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania39$41,2821 year out—$18,375 2Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——3Harford Community CollegeBel Air, Maryland10—1 year out——4Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana9—1 year out——5Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 4 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho—$40,0601 year out$60,768$25,473 2Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, California12—1 year out——3Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona3—1 year out——4Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).