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Bachelor's-19% vs national median471 grads tracked

Communication and Media Studies at Winthrop University

Ranked 258th of 307 bachelor's programs in Communication and Media Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,052
middle 50%: $24,879 – $43,171
Median · 5 years out
$47,039
middle 50%: $36,867 – $60,045
Median · 10 years out
$57,195
middle 50%: $43,223 – $76,313

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

Graduates of Winthrop University's bachelor's program in Communication and Media Studies earn a median $33,052 one year after graduating, rising to $57,195 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $58,421 for this field, ranking 258th of 307 reporting programs.

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
9 yrs
≈ $10,708 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Indiana University - Northwest
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$46,818 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$46,810 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$46,803 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Winthrop University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out

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