Bachelor's Communication and Media Studies Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Communication and Media Studies Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual 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 541 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.12×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 2Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky0.13×19%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 3Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.16×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 4University of California-DavisDavis, California0.17×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 5University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California0.18×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.18×5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.18×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 8CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.19×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 9Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.20×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 10California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.21×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 11CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.21×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 12San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.22×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 13California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0.22×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 14University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.22×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 15Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts0.23×16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 16University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.23×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 17College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.23×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 18University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina0.23×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 19CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York0.23×68%——$66k—3,2541 mi 20Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah0.23×——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 21California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.24×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 22California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.24×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 23University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.24×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 24University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.24×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 25University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.24×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 26California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.24×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 27California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.25×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 28The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.25×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 29Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California0.25×48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 30California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.25×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 31University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.25×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 32University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.26×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 33San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.26×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 34University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.26×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 35Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho0.26×96%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 36CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.27×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 37University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia0.27×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 38California State University-East BayHayward, California0.27×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 39University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.27×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 40CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York0.27×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 41Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.28×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 42Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.28×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 43Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah0.28×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 44University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona0.28×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 45Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California0.28×45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 46Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas0.29×57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 47University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada0.29×74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 48California State University-ChicoChico, California0.29×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 49Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas0.29×44%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 50Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California0.29×63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 51Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah0.30×——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 52Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.30×11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 53California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.30×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 54Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.30×5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 55Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts0.30×———$93k—1,8022 mi 56American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.30×62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 57California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.30×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 58Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina0.31×22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 59University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.31×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 60Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina0.31×66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 61Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana0.31×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 62California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.32×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 63Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida0.32×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 64Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia0.32×55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 65Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland0.32×82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 66Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington0.32×93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 67The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey0.32×62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 68Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon0.32×78%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 69California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.32×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 70University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.32×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 71James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia0.33×72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 72Chapman UniversityOrange, California0.33×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 73Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois0.33×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 74Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama0.33×46%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 75University of DelawareNewark, Delaware0.33×71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 76University of the PacificStockton, California0.33×71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 77Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California0.33×87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 78Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York0.33×68%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 79University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana0.34×96%1141$13k$48k48%5,292254 mi 80Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois0.34×88%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 81University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming0.34×97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 82University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts0.34×60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 83Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.34×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 84Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee0.34×95%1280$33k$56k71%7,137380 mi 85Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon0.34×98%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 86University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida0.34×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 87Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri0.34×97%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 88Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania0.34×72%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 89Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey0.35×58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 90University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas0.35×74%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 91University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri0.35×78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 92University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California0.35×62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 93Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa0.35×89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 94Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0.35×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 95University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut0.35×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 96University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.35×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 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.