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Bachelor's+8% vs national median1,966 grads tracked

Communication and Media Studies at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 38th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,401
middle 50%: $28,218 – $55,782
Median · 5 years out
$63,323
middle 50%: $45,648 – $84,427
Median · 10 years out
$80,619
middle 50%: $54,577 – $111,457

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

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in Communication and Media Studies earn a median $40,401 one year after graduating, rising to $80,619 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $58,421 for this field, ranking 38th of 307 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.

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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
≈ $7,971 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
CUNY Brooklyn College
$63,800 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$63,577 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$63,382 · 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
Hanover College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$62,776 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Hunter College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$111,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,101 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$103,243 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,890 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$89,536 · 5 yrs out

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