What Graphic Communications grads make

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

Bachelor's

national median $53,186 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	University of Northwestern- St PaulMN	$37,592	$72,204	—	+36%
2	University of Minnesota DuluthMN	$39,517	$67,570	—	+27%
3	Texas A&M University - CommerceTX	$41,695	$63,874	$76,958	+20%
4	University of Wisconsin - StoutWI	$47,928	$61,393	$71,182	+15%
5	Illinois State UniversityIL	$45,946	$59,498	—	+12%
6	George Mason UniversityVA	$33,666	$59,105	—	+11%
7	Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY	$34,630	$58,114	$81,295	+9%
8	Arizona State UniversityAZ	$36,327	$56,620	—	+6%
9	University of Central MissouriMO	$42,596	$55,389	$64,628	+4%
10	West Virginia University - Institute of TechnologyWV	$29,458	$53,243	$51,929	0%
11	Bowling Green State UniversityOH	$37,002	$53,186	—	0%
12	Georgia Southern UniversityGA	$39,425	$52,821	$68,911	-1%
13	University of Northern IowaIA	$37,592	$50,368	$58,956	-5%
14	Minneapolis College of Art & DesignMN	$32,492	$49,979	—	-6%
15	Western Illinois UniversityIL	$32,510	$49,438	$59,062	-7%
16	Sam Houston State UniversityTX	$26,296	$48,984	$76,015	-8%
17	Texas State UniversityTX	$33,861	$46,759	$59,187	-12%
18	SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY	$28,584	$45,933	—	-14%
19	University of Hawaii at ManoaHI	$31,673	$44,737	$58,858	-16%
20	Regent UniversityVA	$31,485	$43,347	—	-18%
21	Fairmont State UniversityWV	$27,760	$41,154	$50,477	-23%
22	Missouri Western State UniversityMO	$27,979	$39,655	—	-25%
23	Colorado Mesa UniversityCO	$28,103	—	—	—

Associate

national median $41,635 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	University of CincinnatiOH	$48,487	$61,703	$68,450	+48%
2	Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA	$43,463	$52,872	$65,458	+27%
3	Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH	$40,342	$52,479	$67,343	+26%
4	Vincennes UniversityIN	$43,784	$51,223	$52,283	+23%
5	Salt Lake Community CollegeUT	$30,731	$51,223	—	+23%
6	Houston Community CollegeTX	$36,322	$50,441	$63,874	+21%
7	Joliet Junior CollegeIL	$21,368	$48,487	—	+16%
8	College Of DuPageIL	$32,101	$47,243	$61,827	+13%
9	Austin Community CollegeTX	$32,473	$46,359	—	+11%
10	Eastfield CollegeTX	$34,993	$45,751	$51,789	+10%
11	Northwest Vista CollegeTX	$28,584	$45,365	—	+9%
12	Lone Star College SystemTX	$35,340	$44,592	$48,487	+7%
13	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$34,351	$43,948	$52,165	+6%
14	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$33,995	$43,901	$50,725	+5%
15	Front Range Community CollegeCO	$31,905	$43,523	—	+5%
16	Kapiolani Community CollegeHI	$35,091	$43,047	$45,751	+3%
17	Tidewater Community CollegeVA	$33,758	$43,047	$47,939	+3%
18	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$30,273	$43,047	—	+3%
19	Aims Community CollegeCO	$33,225	$42,878	$45,751	+3%
20	South Central CollegeMN	$30,731	$42,660	—	+2%
21	York County Community CollegeME	$31,387	$42,596	—	+2%
22	SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeNY	$24,926	$42,505	—	+2%
23	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$29,195	$41,643	$45,053	0%
24	Southeast Technical CollegeSD	$32,020	$41,635	$48,688	0%
25	McHenry County CollegeIL	$29,557	$41,544	—	0%
26	Virginia Western Community CollegeVA	$33,772	$41,424	$43,433	-1%
27	Hawkeye Community CollegeIA	$30,662	$41,244	$50,368	-1%
28	Erie Community CollegeNY	$28,569	$41,093	$47,243	-1%
29	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$28,644	$40,680	$57,769	-2%
30	SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY	$19,694	$40,568	$50,676	-3%
31	Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA	$34,252	$40,550	$56,170	-3%
32	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$31,687	$40,217	$49,855	-3%
33	Central Ohio Technical CollegeOH	$26,329	$39,579	$55,935	-5%
34	Richland CollegeTX	$31,905	$39,425	—	-5%
35	Iowa Central Community CollegeIA	$28,680	$38,771	—	-7%
36	Orange County Community CollegeNY	$26,721	$38,202	$44,129	-8%
37	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$30,311	$37,711	$44,129	-9%
38	Hostos Community College of the City University of New YorkNY	$27,352	$36,903	—	-11%
39	Rock Valley CollegeIL	$31,171	$36,491	—	-12%
40	Central Maine Community CollegeME	$28,549	$35,666	$48,487	-14%
41	Pueblo Community CollegeCO	$30,804	$34,840	—	-16%
42	Lane Community CollegeOR	$30,856	$34,002	—	-18%
43	Leeward Community CollegeHI	$26,543	$33,372	$44,849	-20%
44	Lake Land CollegeIL	$32,101	$33,005	—	-21%
45	Moberly Area Community CollegeMO	$25,331	$33,005	—	-21%
46	Owens Community CollegeOH	$29,336	$32,883	$39,425	-21%
47	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$26,604	$32,883	$40,170	-21%
48	Iowa Western Community CollegeIA	$27,693	$32,785	$45,365	-21%
49	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$27,237	$32,068	$41,424	-23%
50	Southeastern Community CollegeIA	$29,195	$31,694	$40,342	-24%
51	Illinois Central CollegeIL	$29,296	$28,199	$40,342	-32%
52	Southern Maine Community CollegeME	$28,969	—	—	—
53	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY	$26,742	—	—	—
54	Tyler Junior CollegeTX	$24,637	—	—	—
55	Texas State Technical CollegeTX	$21,570	—	—	—

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $42,523 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL	$34,211	$46,298	—	+9%
2	Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR	$30,437	$44,669	—	+5%
3	Front Range Community CollegeCO	$32,272	$43,384	—	+2%
4	College Of DuPageIL	$42,146	$43,047	$54,522	+1%
5	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$32,657	$42,523	$43,948	0%
6	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$31,905	$41,695	—	-2%
7	Leeward Community CollegeHI	$23,963	$36,628	$54,051	-14%
8	Lane Community CollegeOR	$31,416	$33,582	—	-21%
9	Danville Community CollegeVA	$26,082	$29,849	$36,215	-30%
10	Salt Lake Community CollegeUT	$32,324	—	—	—
11	Lake Land CollegeIL	$30,304	—	—	—

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $44,849 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Aims Community CollegeCO	$32,557	$49,855	—	+11%
2	Houston Community CollegeTX	$28,327	$49,855	$65,194	+11%
3	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$33,505	$48,487	$59,105	+8%
4	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$30,437	$45,075	$64,402	+1%
5	Northwest Vista CollegeTX	$28,969	$44,849	—	0%
6	Eastfield CollegeTX	$28,338	$43,047	—	-4%
7	Central Texas College DistrictTX	$31,537	$42,371	$42,371	-6%
8	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$33,449	$41,424	—	-8%
9	Lake Land CollegeIL	$26,134	$36,674	—	-18%
10	Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL	$25,256	$34,421	$50,767	-23%
11	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$36,732	—	—	—
12	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$34,840	—	—	—
13	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$30,437	—	—	—
14	Front Range Community CollegeCO	$29,236	—	—	—

Certificate (2-4 years)

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Mesabi Range CollegeMN	$22,327	—	—	—