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 | — | — | — |