Bachelor's+12% vs national median436 grads tracked
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at Framingham State University
Ranked 8th of 32 bachelor's programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,771
middle 50%: $29,472 – $47,939
Median · 5 years out
$58,821
middle 50%: $46,151 – $74,158
Median · 10 years out
$76,595
middle 50%: $52,636 – $106,692
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
Framingham State University communications graduates earn a median of $39k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings hit $77k.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,491 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Minnesota Duluth
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$61,393 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$59,498 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$58,114 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$55,389 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Institute of Technology
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Framingham State University
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$110,231 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$110,231 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,070 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$102,295 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$88,374 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$87,600 · 5 yrs out
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$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out