Bachelor's+25% vs national median323 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at Bryant University
Ranked 6th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,798
middle 50%: $38,019 – $60,451
Median · 5 years out
$73,245
middle 50%: $55,535 – $95,801
Median · 10 years out
$107,201
middle 50%: $79,641 – $153,837
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 graduates start with a $49k median salary. Annual earnings rise to $107k by the tenth year.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,655 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Fairfield University
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$78,128 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$77,750 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$74,785 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$71,101 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$70,075 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$70,072 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$69,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$69,303 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$68,505 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Bryant University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,575 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$101,234 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$101,234 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$99,674 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$98,653 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
$97,300 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$95,915 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$92,616 · 5 yrs out
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