Bachelor's-10% vs national median344 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Ranked 171st of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,413
middle 50%: $25,118 – $45,751
Median · 5 years out
$52,731
middle 50%: $38,355 – $70,655
Median · 10 years out
$67,570
middle 50%: $46,606 – $97,820
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 graduates from SUNY Plattsburgh earn $34k initially. Median salaries reach $53k at five years and $68k at 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,649 total interest
Same major at other universities
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$53,158 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$53,008 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$52,978 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - New Kensington
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$52,854 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$52,698 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$52,460 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$52,445 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$52,212 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$52,190 · 5 yrs out
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$93,860 · 5 yrs out
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$78,033 · 5 yrs out
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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$73,904 · 5 yrs out
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$73,872 · 5 yrs out
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$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$71,797 · 5 yrs out
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