Colleges Offering Communication and Media Studies

Compare program size, cost, selectivity, and institution-wide student outcomes.

Important context: earnings on this page are median outcomes for the school overall, not earnings for graduates of this specific major. Schools are ordered by that institution-wide figure.
181schools
16,595total graduates
$61,309avg school-wide 10yr earnings
#
School
School-wide Earnings
Net Price
Admit
Graduates
1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

$109,183
$50,062
48.0%
104
2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

$103,937
$41,704
16.4%
172
3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

$100,423
$43,756
27.0%
152
4

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

$92,538
$30,915
5.2%
113
5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

$92,498
$32,740
9.8%
235
6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

$88,794
$48,095
33.3%
70
7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$86,522
$30,365
52.4%
73
8

Manhattan University

Riverdale, NY

$86,316
$27,256
78.9%
39
9

Boston University

Boston, MA

$83,238
$24,402
11.1%
50
10

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

$82,652
$30,574
75.5%
68
11

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

$78,988
$13,760
84.6%
177
12

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA

$78,812
$30,378
86.5%
33
13

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

$78,466
$14,091
39.1%
304
14

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA

$78,466
$12,319
90.6%
75
15

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, WA

$78,466
$10,163
82.5%
50
16

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

$78,349
$48,381
45.1%
105
17

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

$78,158
$28,719
21.7%
124
18

Marist University

Poughkeepsie, NY

$77,819
$41,544
56.5%
158
19

Scripps College

Claremont, CA

$77,539
$36,294
38.3%
11
20

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$75,537
$29,533
65.5%
156
21

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

$74,915
$16,109
33.0%
597
22

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

$73,997
$25,097
52.4%
271
23

University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, CT

$73,997
$16,798
83.0%
2
24

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT

$73,997
$16,403
88.3%
5
25

Ursinus College

Collegeville, PA

$73,721
$30,536
91.8%
26
26

Iona University

New Rochelle, NY

$73,595
$29,188
86.9%
37
27

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

$72,200
$11,655
15.3%
465
28

Regis University

Denver, CO

$72,105
$18,397
86.5%
9
29

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

$71,668
$23,464
25.9%
32
30

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

$71,631
$22,383
59.7%
244
31

University of Denver

Denver, CO

$71,155
$36,131
77.8%
61
32

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

$70,814
$20,995
74.2%
281
33

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

$70,527
$22,264
57.2%
47
34

Pace University

New York, NY

$70,378
$30,892
75.9%
110
35

Chapman University

Orange, CA

$70,070
$46,555
65.4%
87
36

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

$69,954
$23,322
71.5%
426
37

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

$69,743
$21,440
72.2%
173
38

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

$69,512
$34,191
25.2%
14
39

Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

$69,107
$28,905
72.0%
30
40

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY

$68,831
$31,563
64.0%
33
41

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

$68,712
$30,109
75.7%
40
42

Furman University

Greenville, SC

$68,635
$30,308
43.0%
36
43

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

$68,424
$36,660
44.5%
151
44

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA

$68,245
$26,706
75.6%
27
45

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

$68,077
$12,278
96.4%
204
46

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

$67,991
$30,988
89.0%
68
47

University at Albany

Albany, NY

$67,979
$17,167
69.1%
132
48

Denison University

Granville, OH

$67,753
$40,007
17.4%
47
49

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

$67,541
$18,173
70.6%
76
50

SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

$67,316
$18,211
66.5%
48
51

St Lawrence University

Canton, NY

$67,258
$28,651
54.3%
46
52

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$67,253
$19,680
84.8%
277
53

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

$67,170
$16,200
86.0%
261
54

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH

$66,479
$23,805
88.2%
153
55

Baylor University

Waco, TX

$65,793
$41,104
51.3%
208
56

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

$65,607
$22,900
61.0%
20
57

Concordia University-Irvine

Irvine, CA

$65,083
$28,115
66.0%
10
58

California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

$64,876
$9,338
94.0%
357
59

Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

$64,778
$29,053
77.0%
23
60

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

$64,403
$10,440
46.3%
351
61

Towson University

Towson, MD

$64,390
$17,413
82.0%
111
62

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO

$64,270
$11,900
74.7%
132
63

Mount St. Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

$64,072
$22,655
73.8%
16
64

Bethel University

Saint Paul, MN

$63,764
$28,556
87.8%
22
65

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

$63,756
$26,975
87.4%
34
66

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

$63,742
$16,264
78.2%
348
67

Simmons University

Boston, MA

$63,494
$25,265
70.0%
21
68

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine

Media, PA

$63,435
$22,585
98.1%
11
69

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, MN

$63,260
$26,640
91.5%
18
70

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

$62,951
$6,555
90.5%
598
71

California State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

$62,908
$10,229
95.1%
179
72

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

$62,860
$28,746
80.9%
39
73

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ

$62,668
N/A
66.7%
439
74

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

$62,069
$21,499
86.1%
37
75

Allegheny College

Meadville, PA

$62,069
$22,940
54.6%
16
76

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

$61,825
$28,673
56.8%
28
77

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA

$61,723
$28,819
81.4%
5
78

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

$61,515
$17,743
87.5%
111
79

High Point University

High Point, NC

$61,389
$38,707
75.3%
46
80

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA

$61,251
$19,151
73.3%
332
81

Concordia University Texas

Austin, TX

$60,883
$23,131
91.3%
7
82

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

$60,663
$21,916
77.9%
25
83

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

$60,509
$23,015
86.0%
102
84

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH

$60,409
$17,339
60.6%
433
85

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

$60,386
$19,158
69.6%
97
86

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

$59,982
$23,510
61.7%
12
87

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

$59,979
$16,674
86.1%
217
88

Edgewood University

Madison, WI

$59,728
$26,113
75.7%
8
89

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

$59,541
$21,241
62.4%
32
90

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

$59,354
$25,292
76.0%
18
91

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

$59,317
$24,902
62.6%
12
92

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT

$59,115
$17,604
87.0%
44
93

LIM College

New York, NY

$58,956
$38,667
95.9%
19
94

Manhattanville University

Purchase, NY

$58,832
$20,991
87.3%
8
95

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

$58,829
$23,873
82.0%
11
96

Saint Edward's University

Austin, TX

$58,826
$25,578
81.4%
42
97

Albion College

Albion, MI

$58,799
$14,301
80.7%
11
98

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

$58,537
$18,235
89.8%
6
99

Randolph-Macon College

Ashland, VA

$58,448
$27,866
86.6%
23
100

Hope College

Holland, MI

$58,427
$27,182
79.2%
48
101

Saint Norbert College

De Pere, WI

$58,363
$26,172
85.7%
17
102

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

$58,336
$29,466
80.2%
18
103

Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

$58,295
$34,732
47.5%
66
104

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

$58,073
$18,809
61.6%
64
105

Roanoke College

Salem, VA

$58,047
$24,503
83.1%
14
106

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

$57,808
$13,391
69.8%
61
107

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ

$57,780
$18,745
90.1%
108
108

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI

$57,624
$15,664
86.6%
112
109

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

$57,289
$15,435
79.6%
269
110

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus

Madison, NJ

$57,273
$22,829
95.2%
21
111

Kean University

Union, NJ

$57,237
$12,447
75.9%
108
112

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

$57,131
$10,836
86.8%
270
113

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

$57,106
$32,647
84.0%
12
114

University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, IL

$57,103
$9,833
85.9%
28
115

Hood College

Frederick, MD

$57,089
$20,873
77.8%
10
116

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN

$56,922
$19,139
88.4%
70
117

Willamette University

Salem, OR

$56,911
$25,121
77.1%
11
118

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

$56,878
$29,224
43.0%
15
119

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, TX

$56,807
$28,516
88.8%
24
120

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT

$56,469
$21,067
83.0%
51
121

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

$56,416
$18,960
60.0%
187
122

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

$56,343
$10,154
53.2%
181
123

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

$55,813
$13,529
94.8%
64
124

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Whitewater, WI

$55,356
$14,158
85.7%
84
125

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, PA

$55,246
$20,787
86.2%
37
126

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

$55,146
$15,739
89.2%
256
127

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT

$55,043
$20,857
91.5%
57
128

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

$55,037
$10,359
96.2%
154
129

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

$54,990
$15,014
90.7%
119
130

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

$54,967
$20,109
64.2%
184
131

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

$54,659
$15,788
97.4%
133
132

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

$54,560
$12,568
63.4%
152
133

Curry College

Milton, MA

$54,400
$29,207
87.6%
28
134

Keene State College

Keene, NH

$54,368
$17,887
90.3%
14
135

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

$54,211
$16,404
90.3%
191
136

Hanover College

Hanover, IN

$53,957
$21,829
83.7%
19
137

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

$53,899
$17,988
79.4%
95
138

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

$53,453
$17,800
91.7%
10
139

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA

$53,032
$19,608
71.5%
77
140

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

$52,928
$21,988
76.4%
38
141

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

$52,773
$16,053
87.8%
17
142

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

$52,410
$29,954
62.0%
5
143

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

$52,119
$24,883
69.2%
24
144

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

$52,074
$14,095
91.1%
24
145

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

$51,673
$22,409
67.5%
19
146

Boise State University

Boise, ID

$51,658
$21,610
87.2%
208
147

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

$51,190
$23,386
88.6%
11
148

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, CO

$50,416
$29,500
N/A
18
149

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

$50,296
$10,462
81.8%
68
150

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA

$50,074
$19,676
72.9%
6
151

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, OH

$50,030
$23,589
58.4%
34
152

University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME

$49,958
$13,596
79.2%
39
153

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO

$49,827
$17,613
90.5%
79
154

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

$49,774
$15,280
N/A
43
155

Lasell University

Newton, MA

$49,705
$27,511
81.2%
37
156

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

$49,652
$9,366
86.4%
45
157

Ave Maria University

Ave Maria, FL

$49,520
$24,860
41.4%
14
158

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

$49,361
$10,945
72.3%
67
159

Delaware State University

Dover, DE

$49,307
$13,910
46.6%
33
160

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, NY

$49,131
$36,861
82.6%
14
161

Catawba College

Salisbury, NC

$48,793
$17,879
75.2%
14
162

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, OK

$48,434
$20,958
49.4%
11
163

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, IN

$48,318
$6,079
72.4%
52
164

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

$48,231
$20,311
N/A
18
165

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

$48,160
$10,965
88.5%
158
166

Emory & Henry University

Emory, VA

$47,385
$19,061
83.7%
11
167

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC

$47,258
$13,966
75.3%
129
168

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

$45,543
$15,840
88.6%
45
169

SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY

$45,092
$18,913
74.1%
59
170

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

$44,544
$13,115
99.1%
63
171

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

$44,498
$19,923
38.1%
65
172

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC

$44,440
$10,846
49.9%
134
173

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

$44,030
$15,882
73.5%
5
174

Berea College

Berea, KY

$43,150
$6,106
19.3%
7
175

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

$42,730
$15,796
70.1%
34
176

Lindsey Wilson University

Columbia, KY

$41,129
$15,070
N/A
21
177

Dillard University

New Orleans, LA

$39,196
$22,094
41.9%
9
178

Virginia Union University

Richmond, VA

$38,275
$13,235
98.0%
15
179

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

$38,262
$18,097
82.6%
7
180

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

$36,666
$10,338
65.9%
8
181

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

$34,502
$20,435
97.5%
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