College Receipt

Communications

Communications studies how messages are made and received across media, marketing, and public relations. It is one of the larger liberal arts majors, and outcomes vary widely by internship experience and the industry a graduate enters first.

What Communications Pays Nationally

$42,882National Median Earnings
55,154Graduates Behind That Figure
1 year after finishingEarnings measured

The national median is the middle graduate across every college that offers this major at the bachelor level. It is also the figure we show for any single college whose own program is too small to trust - always badged, never passed off as that college's own number.

Top-Paying Communications Programs We Can Rank

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
University of Wisconsin-La CrosseCommunications$44,821 n=105$21,011 Small program - rough guide n=89
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeCommunications$43,787 n=354$25,000 n=278
DePaul UniversityCommunications$43,636 n=189$21,235 n=139

Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs

These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Macalester CollegeCommunications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Marquette UniversityCommunications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$21,425 Small program - rough guide n=33
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireCommunications$42,219 Small program - rough guide n=49$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=54
Loyola University ChicagoCommunications$45,386 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Northwestern UniversityCommunications$64,034 Small program - rough guide n=45$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesCommunications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published

Communications by State

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