Communication and Media Studies

2,099 programs at U.S. colleges award 56,536 credentials a year in this field (CIP 09.01). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $56,359 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
$42,321$24,18858
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
$28,447$14,028345
Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN
$27,798—16

Highest-paying Associate's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH
$38,767$17,39227
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
$38,767$17,392—
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
$32,284$11,94426
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA
$30,471$15,50011
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY
$29,915$10,08519
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
$29,016$10,87535
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY
$27,123$9,3759
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
$26,437$8,60045
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$24,794$10,12529
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
$23,307—26
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
Cranford, NJ
$21,484$10,75037
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY
$17,585$8,93730
County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ
$15,905—24

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
$62,183$14,85771
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
$62,182$14,40064
The University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler, AZ
$58,089$33,34131
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY
$57,782$12,90144
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
$55,162$18,000153
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD
$53,513$23,000153
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$53,022$15,00062
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
$52,294$26,228167
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
$52,210$17,68782
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
$51,720$17,832140
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
$50,750$26,50034
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
$50,556$19,941209
George Washington University
Washington, DC
$50,552$25,00028
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN
$50,074$27,00032
Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO
$49,436$23,18713
Elon University
Elon, NC
$48,637$21,99948
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
$48,398$19,50017
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
$47,919$36,583195
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$47,651$15,875269
DeVry University-Virginia
Arlington, VA
$47,622$45,0000
DeVry University-Texas
Irving, TX
$47,622$45,0000
DeVry University-Nevada
Henderson, NV
$47,622$45,0000
DeVry University-Illinois
Lisle, IL
$47,622$45,00012
DeVry University-Georgia
Decatur, GA
$47,622$45,0000
DeVry University-Florida
Orlando, FL
$47,622$45,0001

Highest-paying Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
$42,081——

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
$93,452$73,25083
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
$87,012$55,8130
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
$82,754$39,737244
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
$70,112$34,280186
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$69,670—0
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$68,587$70,426315
American University
Washington, DC
$68,299$51,25078
Weber State University
Ogden, UT
$67,928—27
University of Denver
Denver, CO
$63,783$47,481126
Westminster University
Salt Lake City, UT
$63,558—9
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
$61,853$26,71441
Park University
Parkville, MO
$60,192——
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
$59,911—65
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
$59,112$30,7509
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
$58,996$29,671355
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston, MA
$58,317—76
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
$58,317—0
Regis College
Weston, MA
$58,260—13
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
$57,579$34,5589
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
$57,544—11
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
$56,634—28
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
$56,521$33,38120
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
$56,361—40
Lasell University
Newton, MA
$55,957$30,63410
National University
San Diego, CA
$55,730$28,60423

Highest-paying Doctoral degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
$72,990$115,21517
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
$68,920—11

Highest-paying Graduate certificate programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
$67,808$22,26053