WhatGradsMake

What Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $59,040 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$71,374$105,751$135,976+79%
2CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$67,525$80,595$90,114+37%
3Fairfield UniversityCT$51,929$79,314+34%
4University of MichiganMI$48,646$77,750$105,886+32%
5Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY$46,365$74,419$99,554+26%
6Washington and Lee UniversityVA$26,695$73,883$110,151+25%
7University of ConnecticutCT$44,792$73,669$90,947+25%
8Bryant UniversityRI$48,798$73,245$107,201+24%
9University of Texas at AustinTX$48,921$72,772$96,851+23%
10Quinnipiac UniversityCT$44,192$72,585$99,994+23%
11University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$45,268$72,167$102,579+22%
12Miami UniversityOH$46,765$72,162$90,181+22%
13University of RichmondVA$43,948$72,014$93,297+22%
14Utah Valley UniversityUT$44,373$69,615$89,687+18%
15University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$42,666$69,419$89,522+18%
16Penn State World CampusPA$48,130$69,154+17%
17James Madison UniversityVA$44,678$68,505$88,789+16%
18Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$42,234$68,164$88,425+15%
19University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$41,642$67,323$90,304+14%
20Saint John's UniversityMN$45,281$67,226$90,230+14%
21Texas A&M UniversityTX$42,951$67,174$84,501+14%
22University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$42,498$67,123$91,012+14%
23University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$48,829$66,946$86,367+13%
24University of Colorado BoulderCO$41,212$66,932$87,722+13%
25University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$44,015$66,885$89,302+13%
26State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$40,155$66,726$91,685+13%
27Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$43,417$66,443$88,628+13%
28Colorado State University - Global CampusCO$58,128$66,438+13%
29University of Texas at DallasTX$47,869$66,257+12%
30CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$37,684$65,892$76,015+12%
31University of GeorgiaGA$41,588$65,852$86,162+12%
32University of Arizona (The)AZ$42,672$65,604$88,965+11%
33College of Saint BenedictMN$45,392$65,554$82,669+11%
34Sacred Heart UniversityCT$38,602$65,509$82,185+11%
35University of OregonOR$40,659$64,998$81,904+10%
36Marymount UniversityVA$44,458$64,996$87,508+10%
37Loyola University ChicagoIL$42,663$64,986$87,582+10%
38Roanoke CollegeVA$41,127$64,930+10%
39University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$41,906$64,870$88,074+10%
40State University of New York at AlbanyNY$38,125$64,865$88,812+10%
41University of UtahUT$43,188$64,747$85,166+10%
42Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$46,392$64,696$91,987+10%
43University of the District of ColumbiaDC$39,655$64,402+9%
44City College of New York - CUNYNY$41,448$64,199$78,881+9%
45University of OklahomaOK$41,115$63,693$83,086+8%
46Fitchburg State UniversityMA$45,210$63,644$74,872+8%
47Arizona State UniversityAZ$43,017$63,605$82,768+8%
48Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$41,288$63,604$84,062+8%
49Texas Tech UniversityTX$39,563$63,555$82,350+8%
50CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$40,401$63,323$80,619+7%
51Butler UniversityIN$44,886$63,186+7%
52Wheaton CollegeIL$42,292$63,134$78,529+7%
53Furman UniversitySC$42,738$63,113$83,306+7%
54Hanover CollegeIN$42,325$62,818+6%
55University of Saint ThomasMN$42,929$62,631$86,301+6%
56University of Houston - DowntownTX$44,617$62,623$76,595+6%
57Purdue UniversityIN$40,585$62,246$81,252+5%
58University of HartfordCT$39,178$62,075$87,471+5%
59Metropolitan State UniversityMN$47,148$62,001$74,545+5%
60DePaul UniversityIL$40,257$61,941$82,633+5%
61University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$44,500$61,867$76,015+5%
62University of IowaIA$40,228$61,727$79,983+5%
63Elmhurst UniversityIL$45,320$61,641$75,860+4%
64State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY$41,220$61,618$79,787+4%
65State University of New York at BuffaloNY$40,983$61,394$80,928+4%
66SUNY CortlandNY$37,561$61,332$79,717+4%
67Augsburg UniversityMN$44,773$61,255$81,671+4%
68Christopher Newport UniversityVA$40,570$61,241$75,158+4%
69Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA$38,438$61,218$71,441+4%
70CUNY Queens CollegeNY$38,788$61,202$79,340+4%
71University of Houston - VictoriaTX$44,692$61,003$63,451+3%
72Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$37,736$60,622+3%
73State University of New York at OneontaNY$36,937$60,586$76,761+3%
74SUNY College at GeneseoNY$38,120$60,582$82,345+3%
75University of Illinois ChicagoIL$39,133$60,434$80,763+2%
76University of HoustonTX$39,300$60,433$74,496+2%
77Oregon State UniversityOR$36,636$60,387$79,471+2%
78University of Texas at San AntonioTX$41,806$60,348$75,706+2%
79Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA$39,517$60,219$76,015+2%
80North Carolina State UniversityNC$39,713$60,211$76,770+2%
81University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$42,780$60,210$74,909+2%
82West Virginia UniversityWV$36,866$60,168$76,873+2%
83Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$40,536$60,138$78,030+2%
84Weber State UniversityUT$40,099$60,013$73,521+2%
85University of AlabamaAL$38,753$59,975$73,151+2%
86Ohio State University (The)OH$40,090$59,880$78,125+1%
87College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$36,182$59,848$80,205+1%
88St. Catherine UniversityMN$46,845$59,757$79,247+1%
89University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$45,872$59,635$73,075+1%
90Worcester State UniversityMA$39,337$59,464$71,728+1%
91Utah State UniversityUT$38,476$59,443$82,048+1%
92Mary Baldwin UniversityVA$36,215$59,353$60,442+1%
93Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$38,796$59,322$74,9380%
94University of Colorado DenverCO$41,652$59,311$71,1400%
95Illinois State UniversityIL$39,689$59,269$75,0420%
96Texas State UniversityTX$37,712$59,198$75,0300%
97Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$39,950$59,105$70,8700%
98Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$37,008$59,040$77,9760%
99Bridgewater State UniversityMA$38,393$58,998$73,4740%
100Pennsylvania State University (The) - BrandywinePA$37,132$58,944$79,4090%
101Hamline UniversityMN$38,919$58,698$81,295-1%
102University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$38,605$58,690$71,566-1%
103CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$37,707$58,682$74,620-1%
104Bethel UniversityMN$41,999$58,630$74,472-1%
105Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR$37,012$58,363$63,451-1%
106Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$40,151$58,292$73,583-1%
107Ohio UniversityOH$38,369$58,235$77,107-1%
108University of Minnesota DuluthMN$37,712$58,223$74,545-1%
109College of CharlestonSC$37,993$58,190$72,585-1%
110Oklahoma State UniversityOK$39,134$57,886$76,958-2%
111College of Saint ScholasticaMN$40,511$57,867$62,818-2%
112Aurora UniversityIL$39,146$57,832$60,219-2%
113Kennesaw State UniversityGA$38,520$57,799$73,625-2%
114Westfield State UniversityMA$36,951$57,631$69,961-2%
115Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$35,954$57,625$75,905-2%
116Colorado State UniversityCO$37,085$57,591$75,746-2%
117Hampton UniversityVA$37,383$57,533$75,422-3%
118Brigham Young University - IdahoID$35,303$57,438$79,100-3%
119Radford UniversityVA$37,131$57,353$71,543-3%
120St. Cloud State UniversityMN$37,916$57,247$75,717-3%
121State University of New York at New PaltzNY$34,376$57,171$75,158-3%
122Portland State UniversityOR$39,032$57,152$70,727-3%
123University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$39,681$57,090$70,246-3%
124University of Minnesota - CrookstonMN$42,346$57,075$63,874-3%
125Salem State UniversityMA$39,128$56,925$75,612-4%
126Trine UniversityIN$34,840$56,877-4%
127Northern Illinois UniversityIL$39,693$56,657$71,752-4%
128University of North TexasTX$36,300$56,647$70,535-4%
129Winona State UniversityMN$38,188$56,592$72,468-4%
130Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$38,316$56,535$71,344-4%
131Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$35,336$56,368$70,246-5%
132University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$38,139$56,263$71,801-5%
133Concordia College - MoorheadMN$39,249$56,181$77,373-5%
134University of BridgeportCT$36,412$56,170$87,772-5%
135SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY$29,388$56,170-5%
136Georgia College & State UniversityGA$38,391$56,143$66,099-5%
137University of Northwestern- St PaulMN$38,453$56,100$69,368-5%
138Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$37,707$56,098$72,515-5%
139Lamar UniversityTX$38,092$55,997$66,568-5%
140Longwood UniversityVA$38,040$55,973$68,920-5%
141East Carolina UniversityNC$37,471$55,796$66,061-5%
142SUNY Old WestburyNY$35,947$55,654$68,150-6%
143Randolph CollegeVA$32,543$55,621$69,154-6%
144Sam Houston State UniversityTX$36,144$55,609$69,600-6%
145University of Northern IowaIA$38,804$55,546$69,247-6%
146CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$36,599$55,525$65,848-6%
147Pennsylvania State University (The) - Greater AlleghenyPA$37,379$55,464$59,848-6%
148Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$36,487$55,411$68,510-6%
149University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$37,592$55,352$72,672-6%
150Southern Utah UniversityUT$35,672$55,297$73,832-6%
151Valparaiso UniversityIN$36,674$55,287-6%
152State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$35,184$55,084$67,556-7%
153University of MaineME$35,804$55,067$76,393-7%
154University of Northern ColoradoCO$35,725$55,064$68,840-7%
155University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$36,522$55,022$70,184-7%
156Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$38,500$54,984$72,585-7%
157Utah Tech UniversityUT$36,665$54,970$76,015-7%
158University of IndianapolisIN$34,173$54,919-7%
159University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$35,054$54,841$68,838-7%
160Georgia State UniversityGA$35,581$54,813$66,903-7%
161University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$38,910$54,766$67,612-7%
162Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$37,758$54,675$67,138-7%
163SUNY College at PurchaseNY$34,246$54,546$76,412-8%
164University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$37,445$54,527$64,507-8%
165Lewis UniversityIL$34,337$54,433$65,986-8%
166Dominican UniversityIL$40,827$54,376$85,089-8%
167Berry CollegeGA$36,728$54,338$73,641-8%
168University of CincinnatiOH$37,098$54,322$69,280-8%
169University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$38,861$54,304$63,903-8%
170Truman State UniversityMO$34,427$54,115$71,507-8%
171Texas Woman's UniversityTX$44,129$54,051$65,986-8%
172Franklin College of IndianaIN$38,801$54,051-8%
173University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$37,611$53,999$67,931-9%
174Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$34,998$53,928$66,812-9%
175University of Texas at TylerTX$35,512$53,814$61,392-9%
176Shenandoah UniversityVA$35,823$53,578$66,779-9%
177Indiana University - KokomoIN$36,412$53,552$59,105-9%
178Georgia Southern UniversityGA$35,663$53,529$64,222-9%
179Pennsylvania State University (The) - New KensingtonPA$29,487$53,384$63,610-10%
180Midwestern State UniversityTX$33,138$53,372$63,818-10%
181University of LynchburgVA$38,141$53,330$72,204-10%
182Pennsylvania State University (The) - BeaverPA$38,509$53,279$65,986-10%
183University of New HavenCT$34,840$53,279-10%
184Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$37,525$53,244$65,194-10%
185University of WyomingWY$35,093$53,227$64,608-10%
186State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$34,779$53,011$67,875-10%
187Hollins UniversityVA$35,573$53,008$67,118-10%
188Millikin UniversityIL$35,369$52,978$69,023-10%
189University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$38,241$52,893$69,927-10%
190Kent State UniversityOH$35,524$52,777$67,570-11%
191Montana State University - BillingsMT$36,412$52,745$62,075-11%
192Monmouth CollegeIL$36,966$52,715$76,015-11%
193Ball State UniversityIN$35,821$52,715$66,330-11%
194Concordia University - Saint PaulMN$37,466$52,711$69,841-11%
195Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$32,486$52,698$68,450-11%
196Bridgewater CollegeVA$36,653$52,445$62,818-11%
197University of Texas at El PasoTX$37,159$52,371$65,814-11%
198University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$33,699$52,283$90,582-11%
199Liberty UniversityVA$34,597$52,280$64,046-11%
200State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$34,558$52,212$66,562-12%
201Appalachian State UniversityNC$35,050$52,207$65,377-12%
202Western Illinois UniversityIL$35,538$52,041$67,593-12%
203Tarleton State UniversityTX$35,576$52,037$64,798-12%
204West Texas A&M UniversityTX$36,123$52,000$66,880-12%
205Pennsylvania State University (The) - HarrisburgPA$34,482$51,929$59,048-12%
206Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$35,091$51,883$55,868-12%
207University of Akron (The)OH$34,798$51,791$63,642-12%
208University of South DakotaSD$37,045$51,769$63,775-12%
209Judson UniversityIL$40,680$51,694-12%
210Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$34,754$51,629$63,105-13%
211Texas A&M International UniversityTX$31,252$51,562$61,498-13%
212University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$36,035$51,510$61,483-13%
213Cleveland State UniversityOH$37,891$51,506$61,492-13%
214University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$39,146$51,443$64,485-13%
215University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$37,217$51,438$62,421-13%
216Concordia UniversityIL$39,058$51,424-13%
217Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$36,208$51,423$66,124-13%
218Valdosta State UniversityGA$32,987$51,418$63,437-13%
219Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$36,030$51,258$63,394-13%
220Western Oregon UniversityOR$36,537$51,223$64,798-13%
221SUNY College at BrockportNY$34,589$51,208$62,782-13%
222South Dakota State UniversitySD$38,487$51,195$65,006-13%
223University of North GeorgiaGA$35,995$51,099-13%
224Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA$35,445$50,985$60,886-14%
225Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$33,967$50,919-14%
226Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$35,486$50,790$63,750-14%
227Texas A&M University-San AntonioTX$35,834$50,591-14%
228University of Central MissouriMO$35,624$50,545$60,159-14%
229Manchester UniversityIN$39,425$50,539-14%
230SUNY at FredoniaNY$32,763$50,509$65,648-14%
231University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$36,168$50,459$62,013-15%
232Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$34,973$50,417$64,718-15%
233University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$34,786$50,378$65,307-15%
234Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$34,322$50,377$61,607-15%
235University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$32,625$50,374$57,658-15%
236Northeastern State UniversityOK$31,905$50,368-15%
237Texas Southmost CollegeTX$40,131$50,311$57,372-15%
238Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$33,628$50,187$65,495-15%
239Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA$32,763$50,129$64,318-15%
240Benedictine UniversityIL$34,235$50,117$68,098-15%
241Clayton State UniversityGA$35,244$50,018$54,333-15%
242Columbus State UniversityGA$34,656$50,007$59,848-15%
243Winthrop UniversitySC$35,422$49,992$62,186-15%
244Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$32,952$49,896$64,114-15%
245Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$34,307$49,855-16%
246University of Central OklahomaOK$35,905$49,758$61,969-16%
247Wright State UniversityOH$35,711$49,732$62,007-16%
248Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$32,125$49,637$60,304-16%
249Missouri State UniversityMO$33,381$49,613$63,352-16%
250University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$35,928$49,585$62,372-16%
251Albertus Magnus CollegeCT$35,115$49,582$69,727-16%
252Angelo State UniversityTX$33,504$49,556$61,036-16%
253Indiana University SoutheastIN$36,888$49,521$60,292-16%
254SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$32,762$49,498$61,685-16%
255University of West GeorgiaGA$32,081$49,446$62,818-16%
256Purdue University Fort WayneIN$36,130$49,417$60,095-16%
257Voorhees UniversitySC$28,969$49,399-16%
258University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$35,683$49,326$57,643-16%
259University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$32,680$49,200$58,150-17%
260Texas Southern UniversityTX$33,780$49,193$61,017-17%
261Bemidji State UniversityMN$35,002$49,171$54,993-17%
262Purdue University - North CentralIN$29,886$49,073$72,585-17%
263Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$35,466$49,062$40,342-17%
264Averett UniversityVA$40,680$48,878-17%
265Bowling Green State UniversityOH$33,147$48,860$62,991-17%
266Indiana University - EastIN$40,793$48,829$65,986-17%
267Colorado State University-PuebloCO$33,490$48,829$60,109-17%
268University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL$35,340$48,823$55,261-17%
269Macalester CollegeMN$34,351$48,791-17%
270Missouri Western State UniversityMO$32,852$48,736$57,619-17%
271Eureka CollegeIL$39,163$48,715$60,342-17%
272CUNY York CollegeNY$29,807$48,698-18%
273Spelman CollegeGA$32,438$48,670-18%
274University of ToledoOH$33,646$48,637$64,351-18%
275University of Southern MaineME$35,182$48,604$59,712-18%
276University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$35,726$48,603$58,574-18%
277Indiana State UniversityIN$32,913$48,537$58,211-18%
278University of South Carolina BeaufortSC$31,559$48,487-18%
279Nicholls State UniversityLA$33,214$48,417$62,487-18%
280University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$32,849$48,313$60,875-18%
281Marshall UniversityWV$33,008$48,272$60,779-18%
282Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$34,193$47,990$60,493-19%
283Southern Oregon UniversityOR$32,305$47,856$60,252-19%
284University of Montana (The)MT$33,910$47,828$60,555-19%
285Western Carolina UniversityNC$32,252$47,740$58,582-19%
286University of Southern IndianaIN$34,674$47,585$59,687-19%
287McNeese State UniversityLA$32,369$47,496$55,874-20%
288Emory & Henry CollegeVA$31,758$47,422$57,938-20%
289Indiana University - NorthwestIN$32,492$47,392$55,935-20%
290North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$32,574$47,348$58,231-20%
291Rogers State UniversityOK$32,032$47,315-20%
292Pennsylvania State University (The) - AltoonaPA$32,000$47,315$58,956-20%
293Bethany Lutheran CollegeMN$33,128$47,216$62,075-20%
294Regent UniversityVA$36,444$47,119$66,562-20%
295Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$31,244$46,994$56,431-20%
296Norfolk State UniversityVA$31,032$46,886$55,563-21%
297Charleston Southern UniversitySC$34,322$46,845-21%
298Virginia State UniversityVA$30,881$46,818$58,197-21%
299Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$32,768$46,663$53,578-21%
300Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$31,279$46,612$57,323-21%
301University of Hawaii at HiloHI$32,797$46,593$65,743-21%
302Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$31,513$46,571$60,045-21%
303Northwestern State UniversityLA$30,910$46,417$59,699-21%
304Cameron UniversityOK$32,357$46,298-22%
305University of South Carolina - AikenSC$34,368$46,233$60,067-22%
306Western Colorado UniversityCO$31,637$46,183$55,993-22%
307Virginia Union UniversityVA$27,994$46,142$59,517-22%
308Coker UniversitySC$29,315$46,093$56,877-22%
309Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$32,160$46,055-22%
310Young Harris CollegeGA$37,198$45,979-22%
311University of New Orleans (The)LA$30,541$45,940$58,469-22%
312Indiana University - South BendIN$34,170$45,860$53,141-22%
313University of South Carolina UpstateSC$33,260$45,823$54,365-22%
314Augusta UniversityGA$32,807$45,680$57,647-23%
315Youngstown State UniversityOH$29,991$45,652$64,930-23%
316North Greenville UniversitySC$31,950$45,651$54,723-23%
317North Carolina Central UniversityNC$29,957$45,612$54,732-23%
318Columbia CollegeSC$37,774$45,576$53,107-23%
319Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN$36,491$45,543-23%
320Louisiana State University in ShreveportLA$33,699$45,451$58,547-23%
321Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$32,848$45,281$53,219-23%
322Louisiana State University at AlexandriaLA$29,296$45,210-23%
323Black Hills State UniversitySD$31,630$45,142$54,342-24%
324Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN$31,645$45,115$54,993-24%
325Fairmont State UniversityWV$27,929$44,978$46,532-24%
326Purdue University NorthwestIN$32,269$44,939$58,363-24%
327Chicago State UniversityIL$33,984$44,849$56,406-24%
328Eastern Oregon UniversityOR$32,296$44,849$60,696-24%
329Southern Wesleyan UniversitySC$30,070$44,849-24%
330Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$28,631$44,767$54,615-24%
331Newberry CollegeSC$32,726$44,737$65,743-24%
332University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$31,426$44,416$53,526-25%
333SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY$32,393$44,398-25%
334Anderson UniversityIN$34,840$44,129-25%
335Savannah State UniversityGA$28,756$44,083$57,938-25%
336Grambling State UniversityLA$28,556$43,996$54,962-25%
337University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$31,297$43,789$59,529-26%
338Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$30,503$43,764$51,960-26%
339East Central UniversityOK$32,839$43,758-26%
340Central State UniversityOH$29,029$43,639$49,351-26%
341State University of New York Polytechnic InstituteNY$31,792$43,497$59,848-26%
342Columbia International UniversitySC$40,342$43,047-27%
343Concord UniversityWV$27,722$43,047$57,248-27%
344Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIN$31,171$42,686-28%
345Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$28,132$42,570$44,295-28%
346Fayetteville State UniversityNC$28,561$41,907$45,075-29%
347Albany State UniversityGA$26,659$41,695$57,619-29%
348Texas A & M University - TexarkanaTX$35,757$41,501-30%
349Francis Marion UniversitySC$31,637$41,452$53,296-30%
350Middle Georgia State UniversityGA$32,238$41,357$60,177-30%
351Lincoln UniversityMO$28,252$41,326$47,119-30%
352Claflin UniversitySC$31,093$40,086$51,837-32%
353South Carolina State UniversitySC$28,422$39,579-33%
354Fort Valley State UniversityGA$30,401$37,880$45,751-36%
355Morris CollegeSC$27,670$36,867$43,197-38%
356Minneapolis College of Art & DesignMN$53,107
357Clemson UniversitySC$50,311
358National Louis UniversityIL$49,399
359George Mason UniversityVA$44,849
360Bluefield CollegeVA$38,842$50,197
361University of North Texas at DallasTX$37,841
362Ferrum CollegeVA$37,592
363Dalton State CollegeGA$34,840
364Emmanuel UniversityGA$29,458
365Lander UniversitySC$25,818

Master's

national median $72,014 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1George Mason UniversityVA$85,364$121,298$160,199+68%
2Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$79,314$115,169$149,696+60%
3Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$62,764$105,500$145,416+47%
4Concordia University - Saint PaulMN$75,253$104,709+45%
5University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$72,671$91,987$108,381+28%
6University of ConnecticutCT$68,363$91,385+27%
7Kennesaw State UniversityGA$68,450$88,267$95,044+23%
8University of Colorado DenverCO$62,224$87,070+21%
9Weber State UniversityUT$62,653$86,086+20%
10CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$53,848$85,965$89,036+19%
11University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$63,874$84,205$69,154+17%
12University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$51,505$83,557$76,015+16%
13Ohio State University (The)OH$51,400$81,881$91,143+14%
14CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$64,402$81,671$107,901+13%
15University of Texas at DallasTX$60,837$81,671+13%
16University of Texas at AustinTX$54,438$80,377$97,955+12%
17CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$45,933$78,929$104,798+10%
18University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$62,336$78,335$90,481+9%
19DePaul UniversityIL$62,287$77,776$96,524+8%
20University of HoustonTX$58,363$77,273$85,856+7%
21Purdue UniversityIN$73,911$76,487$87,420+6%
22CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$65,194$76,015$91,143+6%
23University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$54,679$75,704$105,799+5%
24University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$51,638$75,467$91,987+5%
25North Carolina State UniversityNC$54,594$75,391$102,715+5%
26Fitchburg State UniversityMA$63,451$75,329+5%
27University of HartfordCT$65,194$75,253+5%
28Southern Utah UniversityUT$56,642$75,158+4%
29Bethel UniversityMN$62,818$74,986$81,671+4%
30Colorado State UniversityCO$61,155$74,959$90,020+4%
31Kent State UniversityOH$62,322$74,902$83,978+4%
32State University of New York at AlbanyNY$48,030$74,186$93,187+3%
33University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$52,056$73,822$93,072+3%
34Quinnipiac UniversityCT$61,797$73,442+2%
35West Virginia UniversityWV$61,444$73,194$75,115+2%
36Ohio UniversityOH$54,656$73,093$89,055+2%
37Arizona State UniversityAZ$52,745$72,989$91,636+1%
38University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$63,874$72,2730%
39Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$55,709$72,142$86,1910%
40Georgia State UniversityGA$53,173$72,128$91,6030%
41University of GeorgiaGA$48,058$72,014$86,1320%
42University of OklahomaOK$51,480$71,7280%
43University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$51,737$71,529$78,278-1%
44Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$49,366$71,441$87,170-1%
45University of IowaIA$64,930$70,870$81,782-2%
46Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$44,767$70,584$87,772-2%
47Portland State UniversityOR$54,661$70,557$77,206-2%
48State University of New York at BuffaloNY$38,279$70,298-2%
49University of Texas at El PasoTX$52,165$69,584$71,899-3%
50University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$53,279$69,536$91,987-3%
51Texas State UniversityTX$50,930$69,515$82,300-3%
52Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$57,063$69,498$87,772-3%
53SUNY College at BrockportNY$47,243$69,498$75,634-3%
54Texas Tech UniversityTX$51,338$69,297$91,987-4%
55Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$52,165$69,154$77,901-4%
56Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$49,582$69,154-4%
57University of Colorado BoulderCO$48,722$69,154$87,922-4%
58University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$47,224$69,154$81,295-4%
59Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$44,849$69,154-4%
60Illinois State UniversityIL$52,299$69,086$83,358-4%
61Sacred Heart UniversityCT$46,988$68,450-5%
62University of CincinnatiOH$47,856$68,363-5%
63University of Arizona (The)AZ$37,841$68,363-5%
64University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$46,093$68,022$77,482-6%
65University of North TexasTX$46,151$67,811$74,924-6%
66Bowling Green State UniversityOH$47,315$67,570$73,728-6%
67Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$44,978$67,570$83,086-6%
68Clemson UniversitySC$50,539$67,476$83,018-6%
69Cleveland State UniversityOH$56,249$67,343$76,015-6%
70Texas Southern UniversityTX$55,228$67,174$86,568-7%
71University of OregonOR$51,591$67,174$79,471-7%
72University of Northern IowaIA$56,443$67,042$84,706-7%
73University of Texas at San AntonioTX$54,993$67,042-7%
74Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$50,441$67,042$92,726-7%
75College of CharlestonSC$50,197$67,042-7%
76Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$46,233$66,910$80,101-7%
77Angelo State UniversityTX$51,223$66,779$84,159-7%
78Purdue University Fort WayneIN$52,008$66,338$72,585-8%
79Montana State University - BillingsMT$50,701$66,251$78,757-8%
80Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$52,542$65,986$85,965-8%
81University of Northern ColoradoCO$51,929$65,986$79,409-8%
82University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$47,878$65,986$97,751-8%
83Liberty UniversityVA$49,256$65,534-9%
84University of WyomingWY$46,845$65,194-9%
85Purdue University NorthwestIN$50,881$65,141$73,271-10%
86Northern Illinois UniversityIL$44,849$64,741$80,183-10%
87Texas A&M UniversityTX$58,497$64,718$91,987-10%
88Ball State UniversityIN$50,630$64,718$79,061-10%
89University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$49,718$64,402-11%
90East Carolina UniversityNC$49,328$64,402$76,770-11%
91University of South DakotaSD$44,669$64,402-11%
92University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$49,445$64,243$80,230-11%
93Western Illinois UniversityIL$47,521$63,451$70,298-12%
94University of AlabamaAL$46,154$63,234$74,545-12%
95Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$48,736$63,029$70,870-12%
96University of Illinois ChicagoIL$61,703$62,818-13%
97University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$47,802$62,818$71,441-13%
98University of Akron (The)OH$48,238$62,158$74,301-14%
99Radford UniversityVA$49,035$62,132$74,986-14%
100University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$51,480$61,903$77,901-14%
101West Texas A&M UniversityTX$48,054$61,756$67,042-14%
102Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$45,582$61,703$71,728-14%
103Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$48,276$61,545-15%
104Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$40,037$61,198$74,872-15%
105Georgia Southern UniversityGA$49,464$60,696-16%
106University of UtahUT$58,858$60,442-16%
107Missouri State UniversityMO$47,283$60,219$77,901-16%
108University of Houston - VictoriaTX$47,574$59,848-17%
109Regent UniversityVA$47,368$59,848$62,393-17%
110St. Cloud State UniversityMN$42,660$59,848-17%
111University of Central MissouriMO$48,962$59,577$59,848-17%
112University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$52,636$59,253$61,827-18%
113University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL$43,640$59,105$74,030-18%
114Indiana State UniversityIN$47,119$58,527$62,818-19%
115South Dakota State UniversitySD$52,322$57,669$66,779-20%
116University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$45,922$57,619$69,154-20%
117Valparaiso UniversityIN$43,948$57,372-20%
118Norfolk State UniversityVA$46,746$57,175$67,570-21%
119Virginia State UniversityVA$42,146$56,069-22%
120University of Montana (The)MT$39,425$54,821$74,055-24%
121Marshall UniversityWV$41,775$53,520$61,218-26%
122University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$40,967$52,071$65,353-28%
123Grambling State UniversityLA$33,078$48,878-32%
124Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$42,728$48,304$64,085-33%
125City College of New York - CUNYNY$71,778
126University of Saint ThomasMN$67,254
127Loyola University ChicagoIL$57,867
128Tarleton State UniversityTX$57,471
129Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$56,406
130Old Dominion UniversityVA$55,935
131Sam Houston State UniversityTX$54,051
132University of MaineME$51,929
133Oklahoma State UniversityOK$49,035
134Valdosta State UniversityGA$45,751
135Youngstown State UniversityOH$42,746
136James Madison UniversityVA$42,505
137Northeastern State UniversityOK$40,342

Associate

national median $41,174 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Mitchell Technical CollegeSD$60,292$69,154$87,772+68%
2Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY$29,982$62,991$86,552+53%
3Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$36,950$56,473+37%
4Collin County Community College DistrictTX$33,128$54,757+33%
5Richland CollegeTX$34,252$53,485+30%
6Lone Star College SystemTX$33,209$52,031+26%
7University of CincinnatiOH$33,694$51,576+25%
8Middlesex Community CollegeCT$32,393$51,223+24%
9Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA$29,278$50,767+23%
10Odessa CollegeTX$31,905$49,855+21%
11CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY$31,056$49,659+21%
12Alvin Community CollegeTX$32,883$49,171$58,065+19%
13Nassau Community CollegeNY$31,473$47,471$62,412+15%
14Norwalk Community CollegeCT$34,840$46,663$62,075+13%
15CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY$30,609$46,359+13%
16Laramie County Community CollegeWY$34,388$45,751$52,636+11%
17SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY$28,837$45,458$59,307+10%
18Sinclair Community CollegeOH$30,238$45,149$54,703+10%
19Bristol Community CollegeMA$25,965$44,129+7%
20Austin Community CollegeTX$31,905$44,043$54,993+7%
21Northwest Vista CollegeTX$28,969$43,722$60,508+6%
22Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT$29,421$43,539$50,311+6%
23Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$29,388$43,347$55,464+5%
24Manchester Community CollegeCT$27,970$42,273$59,253+3%
25Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN$28,584$41,964+2%
26South Texas CollegeTX$30,143$41,818+2%
27Kingsborough Community College/CUNYNY$25,760$41,799$56,877+2%
28Suffolk County Community CollegeNY$31,066$41,785$59,848+1%
29Rockland Community CollegeNY$28,522$41,624$57,562+1%
30St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN$28,319$41,174$51,8510%
31Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR$28,680$41,0190%
32Amarillo CollegeTX$27,190$41,019$57,2080%
33Niagara County Community CollegeNY$25,420$40,936$48,487-1%
34Dutchess Community CollegeNY$27,063$40,654$62,158-1%
35Western Wyoming Community CollegeWY$31,905$40,342$53,696-2%
36Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$31,252$40,342$46,663-2%
37Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK$29,948$40,342-2%
38Northwest CollegeWY$28,357$40,342$42,709-2%
39Century CollegeMN$30,437$40,057$49,399-3%
40South Plains CollegeTX$26,197$39,884$68,626-3%
41Monroe Community CollegeNY$26,154$39,821$50,272-3%
42Erie Community CollegeNY$25,383$39,719$50,186-4%
43Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$24,348$39,601$46,663-4%
44Southern Maine Community CollegeME$28,009$39,290$50,227-5%
45Del Mar CollegeTX$28,969$39,222$49,513-5%
46Genesee Community CollegeNY$25,818$39,163$48,487-5%
47Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY$24,420$38,967-5%
48Palo Alto CollegeTX$27,814$38,771$45,543-6%
49Jamestown Community CollegeNY$25,227$38,509$52,165-6%
50Onondaga Community CollegeNY$26,816$38,495$44,978-7%
51Owens Community CollegeOH$31,485$38,377$56,877-7%
52El Paso Community CollegeTX$24,926$38,050$45,751-8%
53SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeNY$32,743$37,915$52,793-8%
54Casper CollegeWY$25,735$37,915$48,487-8%
55San Antonio CollegeTX$26,642$37,769$42,838-8%
56Tulsa Community CollegeOK$29,978$37,592-9%
57Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$24,667$36,330$51,929-12%
58Tyler Junior CollegeTX$29,704$36,215-12%
59Aims Community CollegeCO$26,804$36,063-12%
60Ridgewater CollegeMN$28,507$35,757$40,342-13%
61SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY$24,822$35,616$51,480-13%
62Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN$28,969$34,840-15%
63Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL$28,474$34,840$50,539-15%
64West Virginia University - ParkersburgWV$25,818$34,840-15%
65Parkland CollegeIL$28,057$33,960$49,399-18%
66Delgado Community CollegeLA$24,637$32,785$42,505-20%
67College Of DuPageIL$27,814$31,416-24%
68Saint Louis Community CollegeMO$24,580$27,637-33%
69Red Rocks Community CollegeCO$36,805
70Weber State UniversityUT$33,582
71North Central State CollegeOH$31,905
72Massasoit Community CollegeMA$27,670
73Clackamas Community CollegeOR$25,937

Doctoral (Research)

national median $85,412 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1State University of New York at BuffaloNY$84,083$100,908+18%
2University of OklahomaOK$75,672$98,712+16%
3University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$85,242$96,791+13%
4Arizona State UniversityAZ$74,055$95,830$112,807+12%
5Texas Tech UniversityTX$82,048$92,787+9%
6University of GeorgiaGA$76,595$91,143$105,332+7%
7University of Texas at AustinTX$82,777$90,704$107,633+6%
8University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$78,349$89,687$99,674+5%
9University of OregonOR$80,624$89,305$86,191+5%
10University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$82,397$89,221$106,985+4%
11University of AlabamaAL$73,190$87,772$87,772+3%
12Purdue UniversityIN$76,644$87,304$91,987+2%
13Ohio State University (The)OH$78,803$87,276$105,799+2%
14University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$76,343$86,981$96,190+2%
15University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$79,032$86,507+1%
16Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$74,586$85,412$103,4640%
17University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$75,410$85,1780%
18Regent UniversityVA$65,743$83,805$86,086-2%
19Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$71,871$83,557$102,529-2%
20University of UtahUT$76,015$82,614-3%
21University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$76,015$82,379$99,674-4%
22University of Colorado BoulderCO$72,585$80,778$87,772-5%
23University of IowaIA$70,606$80,729$96,190-5%
24Texas A&M UniversityTX$77,901$77,901-9%
25Ohio UniversityOH$71,871$77,674$88,193-9%
26Bowling Green State UniversityOH$66,144$76,770$94,204-10%
27Georgia State UniversityGA$65,986$76,305-11%
28Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$65,011$74,015-13%
29University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$80,729
30University of Arizona (The)AZ$80,325
31George Mason UniversityVA$76,015
32Clemson UniversitySC$74,729
33Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$74,491
34University of MichiganMI$73,872
35University of ConnecticutCT$72,156
36University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$69,946
37Kent State UniversityOH$66,891

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $59,484 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of CincinnatiOH$40,564$59,484$75,5860%
2State University of New York at BuffaloNY$36,903$50,919-14%
3Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL$24,059$36,674$47,802-38%
4Century CollegeMN$32,883$33,861-43%
5Black Hills State UniversitySD$36,368
6Rock Valley CollegeIL$27,370

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $63,506 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Northwest CollegeWY$77,273$79,471+25%
2University of GeorgiaGA$47,970$72,014+13%
3Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$39,425$64,718+2%
4Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$43,412$63,506$80,0550%
5University of Akron (The)OH$42,822$51,929-18%
6Century CollegeMN$32,393$42,505-33%
7Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$30,988$41,818-34%
8Hocking Technical CollegeOH$20,867$32,557$47,574-49%
9University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$44,737
10University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$44,669
11Ohio UniversityOH$41,777
12Missouri State UniversityMO$36,215
13Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN$36,110
14Red Rocks Community CollegeCO$29,557
15Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL$28,969

Certificate (2-4 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$34,449