Bachelor's48 grads tracked
Communication and Media Studies at Bluefield College
Median · 1 year out
$38,842
middle 50%: $28,969 – $54,051
Median · 5 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Median · 10 years out
$50,197
middle 50%: $38,050 – $113,650
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 Bluefield College's bachelor's program in Communication and Media Studies earn a median $38,842 one year after graduating, rising to $50,197 by year ten. Figures are based on 48 graduates tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,427 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
Bryant University
$73,245 · 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
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$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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$46,746 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$46,746 · 5 yrs out
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