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Bachelor's+14% vs national median210 grads tracked

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs at Saint John's University

Ranked 20th of 355 bachelor's programs in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,281
middle 50%: $29,336 – $55,246
Median · 5 years out
$67,226
middle 50%: $55,047 – $85,927
Median · 10 years out
$90,230
middle 50%: $68,301 – $129,592

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Saint John's University's bachelor's program in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs earn a median $45,281 one year after graduating, rising to $90,230 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $59,040 for this field, ranking 20th of 355 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,253 total interest

Same major at other universities

Utah Valley University
$69,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$69,419 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$68,505 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$67,323 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$67,174 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$67,123 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$66,946 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$66,932 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$66,885 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$66,726 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint John's University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$91,844 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$88,538 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,064 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$85,882 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$83,507 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$80,055 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out

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