The University of California, Berkeley is the top college for communications majors in the U.S., according to a new salary-centric report from compensation specialist PayScale for 2016.
Close behind UC Berkeley are New York University (No.2), San Jose State University (No.3), Boston College (No.4), and Ithaca College (No.5).
Here’s the list of top 25 U.S. colleges for communications majors with the highest earning potential, 2016:
1. University of California, Berkeley Early career median pay: $59,800 Mid-career median pay: $120,000
2. New York University (NYU) Early career median pay: $49,100 Mid-career median pay: $107,000
3. San Jose State University (SJSU) Early career median pay: $49,200 Mid-career median pay: $101,000
4. Boston College Early career median pay: $54,500 Mid-career median pay: $99,400
5. Ithaca College Early career median pay: $43400 Mid-career median pay: $97300
6. University of California – Santa Barbara (UCSB) Early career median pay: $49100 Mid-career median pay: $94800
7. University of Washington (UW) – Main Campus Early career median pay: $48900 Mid-career median pay: $93900
8. Syracuse University Early career median pay: $49000 Mid-career median pay: $93700
9. Fashion Institute of Technology – New York, NY Early career median pay: $45700 Mid-career median pay: $93300
10. Northern Arizona University (NAU) Early career median pay: $40100 Mid-career median pay: $93000
11. University of Southern California (USC) Early career median pay: $49300 Mid-career median pay: $92700
12. University of Cincinnati (UC) Early career median pay: $39400 Mid-career median pay: $91400
13. Brigham Young University (BYU) Early career median pay: $43400 Mid-career median pay: $89500
14. University of Texas (UT) – Austin Early career median pay: $44900 Mid-career median pay: $89400
15. James Madison University (JMU) Early career median pay: $48600 Mid-career median pay: $88600
16. American University – Washington D.C. Early career median pay: $44400 Mid-career median pay: $87700
17. Columbia College – Chicago, IL Early career median pay: $45800 Mid-career median pay: $87400
18. Washington State University (WSU) Early career median pay: $44700 Mid-career median pay: $86900
19. Pepperdine University Early career median pay: $44,300 Mid-career median pay: $86200
20. University of Oregon Early career median pay: $41100 Mid-career median pay: $85900
21. Rutgers University – New Brunswick Campus Early career median pay: $45300 Mid-career median pay: $85300
22. Miami University – Oxford, OH Early career median pay: $4500 Mid-career median pay: $85000
23. Marist College Early career median pay: $47500 Mid-career median pay: $84400
24. Auburn University Early career median pay: $39,100 Mid-career median pay: $84,100
25. Fordham University Early career median pay: $48,200 Mid-career median pay: $83,500
Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is the CEO and editorial director at CEOWORLD magazine, the leading global business magazine written strictly for CEOs, CFOs, top managers, company directors, investors, senior executives, business leaders, high net worth individuals, and the most globally powerful men and women.