Bachelor's+4% vs national median1,152 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at SUNY College at Geneseo
Ranked 70th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,120
middle 50%: $27,662 – $49,722
Median · 5 years out
$60,582
middle 50%: $43,578 – $80,535
Median · 10 years out
$82,345
middle 50%: $60,272 – $119,140
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
Media Studies majors at SUNY Geneseo see a $38k median salary in their first year. By year 10, earnings average $82k.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,400 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ohio State University (The)
$60,713 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$60,712 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$60,622 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$60,586 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$60,577 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$60,434 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$60,304 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$60,304 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$60,234 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$60,211 · 5 yrs out
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$89,645 · 5 yrs out
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$88,907 · 5 yrs out
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$88,907 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$88,180 · 5 yrs out
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$86,051 · 5 yrs out
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$78,272 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$75,548 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$75,010 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$74,631 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$73,019 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$72,189 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,209 · 5 yrs out
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