Associate-2% vs national median335 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at Erie Community College
Ranked 23rd of 35 associate programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,383
middle 50%: $18,895 – $34,730
Median · 5 years out
$39,719
middle 50%: $30,227 – $52,527
Median · 10 years out
$50,186
middle 50%: $37,649 – $67,471
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communication and Media Studies (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Media Studies students at Erie Community College see median first-year salaries of $25k. Ten-year median pay reaches $50k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,647 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northwest College
$41,818 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$41,818 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$41,624 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$40,936 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$40,654 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$39,684 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$39,496 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$39,342 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$39,163 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
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$86,254 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$82,541 · 5 yrs out
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$81,919 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$69,509 · 5 yrs out
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$68,626 · 5 yrs out
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$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
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