Bachelor's-15% vs national median568 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ranked 227th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,130
middle 50%: $26,702 – $46,122
Median · 5 years out
$49,417
middle 50%: $35,466 – $62,020
Median · 10 years out
$60,095
middle 50%: $42,092 – $78,215
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 majors earn a $36k median salary immediately after graduation. This figure rises to $49k after five years and $60k after a decade.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,891 total interest
Same major at other universities
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$49,654 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$49,585 · 5 yrs out
Albertus Magnus College
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$49,452 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Voorhees University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$49,326 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$49,308 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$49,073 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,241 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,240 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,945 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,056 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,911 · 5 yrs out
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