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Bachelor's-6% vs national median330 grads tracked

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Western Illinois University

Ranked 22nd of 32 bachelor's programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,510
middle 50%: $25,114 – $43,422
Median · 5 years out
$49,438
middle 50%: $36,795 – $63,197
Median · 10 years out
$59,062
middle 50%: $43,774 – $79,598

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Western Illinois University's bachelor's program in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services earn a median $32,510 one year after graduating, rising to $59,062 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $52,636 for this field, ranking 22nd of 32 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,422 total interest

Same major at other universities

Butler University
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$52,821 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$50,368 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$48,984 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$48,665 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$45,933 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$45,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$44,737 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Illinois University

Education (Doctorate)
$163,593 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$107,538 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,269 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$97,417 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,160 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,414 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,090 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$82,014 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$81,320 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out

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