Bachelor's Communication and Media Studies Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Communication and Media Studies Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings, ranked by median five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Communication and Media Studies programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 624 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$93,36911%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 2Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$90,0128%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 3Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$89,7159%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 4University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$87,7435%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 5Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$84,36111%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 6Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$81,31716%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 7University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$81,31616%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 8University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$79,62017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 9Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$77,7745%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 10Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$77,774———$93k—1,8022 mi 11University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$77,43110%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 12Colorado State University GlobalDenver, Colorado$76,11198%—$17k$77k—6,563745 mi 13University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$75,77845%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 14University of California-DavisDavis, California$75,75842%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 15University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$75,74571%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 16American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$75,15462%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 17Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York$75,03868%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 18Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$74,67148%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 19Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$74,64127%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 20Notre Dame de Namur UniversityBelmont, California$74,529———$75k7%333 mi 21Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$74,10963%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 22University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$74,08760%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 23Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina$74,00266%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 24University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$73,85733%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 25Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$73,72244%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 26Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire$73,61578%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 27Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$73,11675%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 28Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$72,99133%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 29Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$72,88465%—$46k$75k73%7,0874 mi 30Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$72,75622%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 31Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York$72,56357%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 32Fordham UniversityBronx, New York$72,53759%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 33Pace UniversityNew York, New York$72,51076%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 34Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$72,41958%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 35The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$72,09162%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 36Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island$71,86188%1223$38k$70k69%3,946< 1 mi 37University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$71,533——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 38University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$71,53265%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 39University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$71,20742%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 40University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$71,14186%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 41St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, New York$71,05593%1000$20k$63k54%9721 mi 42Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$70,74077%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 43The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia$70,42083%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 44Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania$70,39172%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 45Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, Texas$70,32543%1241$29k$57k73%1,440145 mi 46Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York$70,32064%1319$32k$69k77%1,78628 mi 47Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$70,03645%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 48Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California$69,85587%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 49Marymount UniversityArlington, Virginia$69,84493%—$29k$68k54%1,8103 mi 50Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire$69,79688%—$19k$57k52%3,15365 mi 51University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire$69,53888%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 52University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchester, New Hampshire$69,538——$11k$66k30%1,15733 mi 53University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, New Hampshire$69,53881%1100$10k$66k50%44333 mi 54San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$69,43796%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 55Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island$69,42465%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 56St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York$69,29954%1371$29k$67k79%1,91831 mi 57George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$68,98247%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 58University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$68,87652%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 59University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$68,87683%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 60University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$68,87688%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 61University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$68,87687%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 62University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$68,87688%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 63Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon$68,82285%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 64Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Illinois$68,32157%1343$29k$62k78%1,8131 mi 65University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$68,26039%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 66University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$68,26091%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 67University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$68,26083%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 68Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York$68,18179%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 69University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$67,53215%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 70California State University-East BayHayward, California$67,35597%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 71San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$67,11485%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 72California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$67,00931%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 73University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$66,99978%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 74University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$66,92262%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 75Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$66,85863%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 76Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$66,40785%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 77James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$66,06772%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 78Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts$65,92971%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 79Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$65,9076%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 80Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$65,40082%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 81University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$65,36127%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 82Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$65,23955%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 83Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$64,99989%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 84DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana$64,92357%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 85California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$64,87285%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 86University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$64,85252%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 87Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee$64,81395%1280$33k$56k71%7,137380 mi 88The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio$64,74160%1353$23k$60k74%1,73047 mi 89Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio$64,69617%1410$40k$68k79%2,38091 mi 90Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$64,64551%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 91Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts$64,52566%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 92Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana$64,38776%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi 93Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey$64,29888%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 94Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, New Jersey$64,29870%—$28k$61k38%7817 mi 95Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina$64,16243%1371$30k$69k79%2,379188 mi 96Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$64,14446%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.