Bachelor's+12% vs national median424 grads tracked
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at James Madison University
Ranked 10th of 110 bachelor's programs in Communication Disorders Sciences and Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,604
middle 50%: $22,439 – $40,208
Median · 5 years out
$70,313
middle 50%: $56,162 – $85,229
Median · 10 years out
$75,362
middle 50%: $58,535 – $93,206
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Communication Disorders Sciences bachelor's graduates earn $30k in their first year. Median pay jumps to $70k at five years and $75k at ten years.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,593 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$71,921 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
$71,490 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$71,381 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$70,970 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$70,556 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$69,225 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$68,270 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$67,953 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$67,647 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$67,193 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$67,148 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at James Madison University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,041 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$113,393 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$109,323 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$108,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$107,900 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$105,157 · 5 yrs out
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor's)
$101,995 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$101,563 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,528 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$97,305 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
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