Bachelor's+17% vs national median160 grads tracked
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs at Penn State World Campus
Ranked 16th of 355 bachelor's programs in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,130
middle 50%: $32,101 – $77,524
Median · 5 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $48,715 – $88,977
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Penn State World Campus Communication majors see a year-one median salary of $48k. Earnings climb to $69k by the five-year mark.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,925 total interest
Same major at other universities
Quinnipiac University
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$72,167 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$72,162 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$69,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$69,419 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$68,505 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$67,323 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$67,226 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$67,174 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$67,123 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Penn State World Campus
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$168,439 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$140,367 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,760 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$97,813 · 5 yrs out
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