Bachelor's-17% vs national median698 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 250th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,452
middle 50%: $23,868 – $42,751
Median · 5 years out
$48,301
middle 50%: $34,736 – $63,222
Median · 10 years out
$61,407
middle 50%: $42,254 – $85,423
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
Southern Oregon University graduates in Communication and Media Studies earn $32,452 in their first year. Median earnings reach $48,301 by year five.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,542 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Southern Maine
$48,604 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$48,603 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Beaufort
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$48,417 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$48,389 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$48,313 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$47,990 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$47,655 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Union University
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$47,496 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$47,422 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$47,403 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Oregon University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out
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