Highest Earning Master's Communications Programs

These are the highest earning master's communications programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with School of Visual Arts leading at $126,448.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	School of Visual Arts	Public Relations	NY	$126,448	34
2	Columbia University in the City of New York	Communications	NY	$120,003	83
3	Temple University	Radio, Television & Film	PA	$118,378	46
4	Northwestern University	Radio, Television & Film	IL	$116,019	414
5	Georgetown University	Public Relations	DC	$115,091	186
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Radio, Television & Film	WA	$112,401	116
7	Johns Hopkins University	Communications	MD	$107,409	244
8	George Washington University	Public Relations	DC	$101,932	85
9	American University	Public Relations	DC	$97,932	33
10	Northeastern University Professional Programs	Communications	MA	$97,115	76
11	Northwestern University	Public Relations	IL	$96,250	27
12	American University	Communications	DC	$94,424	78
13	New York University	Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	NY	$94,135	126
14	University of Southern California	Communications	CA	$91,873	315
15	Georgetown University	Journalism	DC	$90,356	23
16	Boston University	Public Relations	MA	$90,212	127
17	Marist University	Public Relations	NY	$90,060	49
18	University of Southern California	Public Relations	CA	$89,760	195
19	California Baptist University	Public Relations	CA	$89,265	27
20	George Washington University	Journalism	DC	$89,072	9
21	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Communications	NC	$88,174	28
22	Georgetown University	Radio, Television & Film	DC	$88,001	79
23	Wayne State University	Communications	MI	$87,918	20
24	Syracuse University	Public Relations	NY	$87,500	152
25	Trinity Washington University	Public Relations	DC	$86,961	7
26	University of Florida	Communications	FL	$86,823	355
27	Washington State University	Communications	WA	$86,450	41
28	Michigan State University	Radio, Television & Film	MI	$86,080	55
29	University of Denver	Communications	CO	$86,020	126
30	Hofstra University	Public Relations	NY	$85,300	14
31	Purdue University-Main Campus	Communications	IN	$84,920	186
32	Weber State University	Communications	UT	$84,841	27
33	San Diego State University	Communications	CA	$84,280	34
34	University of Iowa	Journalism	IA	$84,165	24
35	Bowie State University	Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	MD	$83,948	33
36	Westminster University	Communications	UT	$83,871	9
37	DePaul University	Public Relations	IL	$83,583	23
38	The University of Texas at Austin	Public Relations	TX	$83,467	41
39	Kent State University at Kent	Journalism	OH	$83,464	18
40	University of California-Berkeley	Radio, Television & Film	CA	$83,157	60
41	Boston University	Journalism	MA	$82,549	46
42	St Bonaventure University	Journalism	NY	$82,191	26
43	The New School	Radio, Television & Film	NY	$81,832	134
44	Savannah College of Art and Design	Radio, Television & Film	GA	$81,814	126
45	Regis College	Communications	MA	$81,615	13
46	Texas Tech University	Public Relations	TX	$81,195	41
47	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Radio, Television & Film	NY	$80,809	95
48	Quinnipiac University	Radio, Television & Film	CT	$80,508	28
49	Lasell University	Communications	MA	$80,449	10
50	University of Oregon	Public Relations	OR	$79,716	27

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 09 (Communications) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.