Bachelor's+9% vs national median340 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 35th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,866
middle 50%: $26,197 – $52,588
Median · 5 years out
$63,800
middle 50%: $47,726 – $81,972
Median · 10 years out
$70,012
middle 50%: $43,497 – $94,389
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 bachelor's graduates at CUNY Brooklyn College earn $38,866 in year one. Median pay reaches $70,012 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,125 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Utah
$64,747 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$64,735 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$64,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$64,397 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$64,284 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$64,126 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$63,577 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$63,382 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$63,323 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$63,134 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$63,113 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$85,229 · 5 yrs out
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