Bachelor's Communication and Media Studies Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Communication and Media Studies Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. 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 620 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Ashland UniversityAshland, Ohio$2,62576%1120$22k$53k61%2,19937 mi 2Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky$5,80119%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 3CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$7,89248%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 4CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$9,87564%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 5Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$10,5005%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 6CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$11,00054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 7University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$11,18011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 8CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$11,75058%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 9Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois$11,81283%—$22k$45k62%1,5101 mi 10The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$11,95694%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 11California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,00091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 12University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 13University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,01833%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 14Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$13,20796%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 15College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$13,50092%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 16California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$13,75095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 17Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$13,90082%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 18California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$13,95346%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 19California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,99993%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 20CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$14,12568%——$66k—3,2541 mi 21Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$14,200——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 22California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$14,26775%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 23Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$14,4189%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 24University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$14,56827%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 25CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$14,62357%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 26Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$14,75092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 27University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming$14,90097%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 28California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$14,92831%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 29California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 30California State University-FresnoFresno, California$15,00095%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 31San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,00096%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 32The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas$15,02194%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 33University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$15,50015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 34Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico$15,50058%—$13k$32k52%4,442< 1 mi 35Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$15,63075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 36University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$15,6375%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 37San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,67536%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 38California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$15,75094%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 39CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$15,82760%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 40University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$16,43339%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 41University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$16,43391%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 42University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$16,43383%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 43University of OregonEugene, Oregon$16,50088%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 44California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$16,50095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 45Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$16,566——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 46New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$16,91498%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 47California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$17,04393%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 48California State University-ChicoChico, California$17,09893%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 49Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$17,10044%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 50California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$17,12598%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 51Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$17,12993%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 52University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$17,34553%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 53University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$17,50078%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 54University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada$17,68874%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 55University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$17,70210%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 56Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$17,78257%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 57University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana$17,86096%1141$13k$48k48%5,292254 mi 58Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$17,87593%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 59Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$18,00055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 60University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$18,01786%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 61Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$18,1128%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 62California State University-East BayHayward, California$18,25097%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 63Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$18,25019%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 64Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri$18,35097%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 65Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$18,50050%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 66Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$18,50016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 67Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina$18,50082%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 mi 68Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$18,50048%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 69Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio$18,50085%1220$19k$53k68%2,15790 mi 70Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$18,57291%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 71Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$18,66190%—$12k$58k58%2,1352 mi 72University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$18,97287%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 73University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia$19,00068%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 74Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$19,25863%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 75University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$19,33199%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 76Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$19,37590%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 77University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$19,38793%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 78Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$19,42589%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 79University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$19,50042%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 80Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$19,50066%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 81University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado$19,50097%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi 82Chapman UniversityOrange, California$19,50065%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 83Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$19,50045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 84Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$19,50077%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 85Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$19,50073%1134$44k$49k52%2,8593 mi 86Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$19,50062%1198$30k$52k63%1,232110 mi 87Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia$19,55897%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 88Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$19,66763%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 89University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$19,75086%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 90University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$19,82991%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 91SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$19,90084%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 92The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$20,00080%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 93University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$20,00045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 94University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$20,00058%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 95Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$20,05492%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 96Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$20,12588%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 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.