Bachelor's+6% vs national median495 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at University of Hartford
Ranked 51st of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,806
middle 50%: $27,368 – $49,088
Median · 5 years out
$62,075
middle 50%: $47,933 – $80,511
Median · 10 years out
$87,471
middle 50%: $62,669 – $115,842
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communication and Media Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Communication and Media Studies graduates earn a median of $38,806 initially. This figure climbs to $87,471 after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,200 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Iowa
$62,759 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$62,669 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$62,623 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$62,528 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$62,246 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$61,994 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$61,879 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$61,394 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$61,241 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$61,202 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Hartford
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctorate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$133,637 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$125,336 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$119,804 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,165 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$116,974 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,284 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$96,190 · 5 yrs out
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