Bachelor's-28% vs national median218 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at Fayetteville State University
Ranked 298th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,561
middle 50%: $21,039 – $36,832
Median · 5 years out
$41,907
middle 50%: $31,905 – $52,008
Median · 10 years out
$45,075
middle 50%: $36,110 – $64,402
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 alumni from Fayetteville State University earn a median first-year salary of $29k. Median earnings reach $45k 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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,829 total interest
Same major at other universities
Grambling State University
$43,996 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$43,789 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$43,764 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$43,758 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$42,746 · 5 yrs out
Elizabeth City State University
$42,570 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$41,452 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
North Greenville University
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$40,141 · 5 yrs out
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$103,464 · 5 yrs out
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$69,917 · 5 yrs out
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$61,431 · 5 yrs out
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$61,431 · 5 yrs out
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