Education & Training
Communication and Media Studies
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Certificate or apprenticeship
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Editors Bachelor's degree
- Fundraisers Bachelor's degree
- Fundraising Managers Bachelor's degree
- News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Bachelor's degree
- Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Public Relations Managers Bachelor's degree
- Public Relations Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Writers and Authors Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $43,490 | $47,296 | $16,125 | 150 |
| Associate degree | $30,638 | $44,206 | $10,500 | 311 |
| Bachelor's degree | $42,082 | $54,257 | $20,437 | 1,146 |
| Master's degree | $56,486 | $69,469 | $33,699 | 316 |
| Doctoral degree | $65,002 | $76,868 | $138,500 | 85 |
| Professional degree | — | — | — | 1 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.