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
