Business/Corporate Communications at Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 9 graduates a year

$40,005
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,005
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$65,784
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#6 of 25
Rank by pay
#6 of 25
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,500
Median federal debt

Roosevelt University graduates in business/corporate communications earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Roosevelt University Compares for Business/Corporate Communications

All 25 colleges reporting business/corporate communications earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Bentley University Waltham, MA$80,781$71,136#4$57,141
2Chapman University Orange, CA$76,412$69,530#5$39,901
3Walden University Minneapolis, MN$74,633$71,290#3—
4Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$71,711$74,619#2$39,816
5Walsh University North Canton, OH$71,001$75,769#1$46,213
6Roosevelt University Chicago, IL$70,005$68,779#6$40,005
7CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY$69,215$65,878#8$47,880
8Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA$65,898$67,019#7$38,207
9University of Houston Houston, TX$64,374$65,449#9$45,997
10North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$62,181$64,421#10$36,513

Other Majors at Roosevelt University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,716$75,231#868 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,720$50,158#350 of 452
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$69,382$48,715#106 of 126
Political Science and Government$68,226$36,521#152 of 565
Accounting and Related Services$65,839$55,350#599 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$64,872$42,779#412 of 459
Biology$63,274$27,462#235 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,081$41,203#81 of 660
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,180$40,878#826 of 1176
Computer Science$58,964$41,976#345 of 349
Hospitality Administration/Management$57,617$35,871#55 of 137
Marketing$57,573$42,720#422 of 516
Psychology$52,049$33,795#392 of 1027
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,547$31,806#171 of 207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods—$47,134—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$37,748$21,001#169 of 255
Design and Applied Arts$29,529$19,028#296 of 299
Music$24,232—#267 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Roosevelt University business/corporate communications graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,005 one year after graduating and $70,005 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Roosevelt University rank for business/corporate communications?

Among 25 colleges reporting earnings for business/corporate communications graduates, Roosevelt University ranks #6 by median pay four years after graduation, and #6 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/corporate communications at Roosevelt University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for business/corporate communications ($65,784), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,500.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.