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Bachelor's-12% vs national median285 grads tracked

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other at Berry College

Ranked 12th of 25 bachelor's programs in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,836
middle 50%: $27,280 – $46,799
Median · 5 years out
$54,698
middle 50%: $43,181 – $67,620
Median · 10 years out
$73,641
middle 50%: $52,754 – $108,042

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Berry College's bachelor's program in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other earn a median $36,836 one year after graduating, rising to $73,641 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $61,842 for this field, ranking 12th of 25 reporting programs.

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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,093 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Saint Thomas
$66,590 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$63,335 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$61,842 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$61,618 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$53,545 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$51,851 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$49,920 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Berry College

Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$75,752 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$68,828 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$66,162 · 5 yrs out

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