Bachelor's+6% vs national median154 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at Fitchburg State University
Ranked 53rd of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,043
middle 50%: $31,905 – $54,296
Median · 5 years out
$61,879
middle 50%: $47,210 – $78,843
Median · 10 years out
$71,728
middle 50%: $55,464 – $108,882
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
Fitchburg State University Communication and Media Studies alumni see a first-year median salary of $44k. Earnings rise to $62k at the five-year mark and $72k 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,729 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
University of Hartford
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$61,994 · 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
University of Missouri - Columbia
$61,040 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$61,003 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Fitchburg State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$117,423 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$105,099 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$92,988 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$88,859 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$83,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$82,827 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$82,210 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,142 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
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