Communication and Media Studies at Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 58 graduates a year

$46,747
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$68,843
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,359
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#60 of 660
Rank by pay
#71 of 660
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,680
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University graduates in communication and media studies earn 22% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University Compares for Communication and Media Studies

All 660 colleges reporting communication and media studies 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
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$114,266$116,210#1$53,022
2Northwestern University Evanston, IL$93,541$91,903#2$52,210
3Cornell University Ithaca, NY$88,463$84,198#4$62,182
4Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$84,206$76,622#11$51,720
5Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$83,586$73,606#15$55,162
6Villanova University Villanova, PA$81,497$82,883#7$52,294
7Boston University Boston, MA$80,306$70,718#30$47,349
8Northeastern University Boston, MA$80,191$70,617#31$47,465
9Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA$80,191$70,617#32$47,465
10University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$79,648$83,980#5$50,556
…
57Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$69,034$67,825#49$32,465
58University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$68,953$71,565#19$40,296
59University of San Diego San Diego, CA$68,913$62,706#102$40,776
60Brigham Young University Provo, UT$68,843$65,247#71$46,747
61Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$68,833$62,634#105$32,952
62The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ$68,654$60,257#152$37,151
63University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$68,592$62,414#110$39,000

Other Majors at Brigham Young University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$142,800$90,625#39 of 349
Computer Engineering$133,111$88,785#21 of 189
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,879$83,876#12 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,606$83,533#4 of 99
Business/Managerial Economics$117,015$75,227#4 of 84
Computer and Information Sciences$113,338$80,934#70 of 459
Marketing$112,596$64,256#1 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,544$71,163#24 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$101,726$77,565#42 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,774$77,060#110 of 258
Construction Management$98,073$73,678#18 of 57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$97,085$64,061#4 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$96,632$68,393#70 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$96,354$59,842#6 of 187
Statistics$96,164$63,671#19 of 50
Economics$95,227$63,332#83 of 368
Manufacturing Engineering$92,122$69,520#5 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$90,634$67,668#170 of 318
Political Science and Government$83,209$47,020#32 of 565
Civil Engineering$81,928$68,685#162 of 233
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,841$51,436#9 of 178
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$79,777—
Graphic Communications$73,941$38,725#4 of 59
Physics$73,747$68,664#76 of 107
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,622$50,563#37 of 118
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$71,066$46,439#1 of 12
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,321$25,101#17 of 64
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$68,084—
Housing and Human Environments—$67,737—
Area Studies$67,310$37,019#15 of 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University communication and media studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $46,747 one year after graduating and $68,843 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University rank for communication and media studies?

Among 660 colleges reporting earnings for communication and media studies graduates, Brigham Young University ranks #60 by median pay four years after graduation, and #71 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is communication and media studies at Brigham Young University worth it?

Its graduates earn 22% more than the national median for communication and media studies ($56,359), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,680.

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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.