| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | Georgetown University | Master’s | $115,091 | $51,844 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Graduate certificate | University of Florida | Graduate certificate | $110,796 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | George Washington University | Master’s | $101,932 | $41,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor’s | $99,915 | $20,437 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | American University | Master’s | $97,932 | $41,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | American University | Master’s | $94,424 | $48,292 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $91,873 | $74,960 |
| Journalism, Master’s | Georgetown University | Master’s | $90,356 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $89,760 | $79,378 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | California Baptist University | Master’s | $89,265 | $20,500 |
| Journalism, Master’s | George Washington University | Master’s | $89,072 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Master’s | Georgetown University | Master’s | $88,001 | $81,516 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $87,946 | $12,125 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | Trinity Washington University | Master’s | $86,961 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | University of Florida | Master’s | $86,823 | $26,788 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | University of Denver | Master’s | $86,020 | $46,734 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | George Washington University | Bachelor’s | $85,459 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | San Diego State University | Master’s | $84,280 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Santa Clara University | Bachelor’s | $84,206 | $19,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Master’s | University of California-Berkeley | Master’s | $83,157 | $54,030 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | University of Miami | Bachelor’s | $82,999 | $15,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Doctorate | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Doctorate | $82,068 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | George Washington University | Bachelor’s | $81,927 | $19,875 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Master’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Master’s | $81,814 | $42,464 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | Pepperdine University | Bachelor’s | $81,417 | $20,549 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | University of San Francisco | Bachelor’s | $81,285 | $19,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Master’s | Quinnipiac University | Master’s | $80,508 | $26,610 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Northeastern University Oakland | Bachelor’s | $80,191 | $23,245 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $80,139 | $22,500 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $79,776 | $15,500 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $79,135 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | George Washington University | Bachelor’s | $79,112 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Emory University | Bachelor’s | $78,866 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | American University | Bachelor’s | $78,410 | $21,187 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Fairfield University | Bachelor’s | $78,081 | $26,980 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Undergraduate certificate | Northern Arizona University | Undergraduate certificate | $78,057 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | Florida State University | Master’s | $77,547 | $26,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | Pacific Union College | Bachelor’s | $77,121 | — |
| Journalism, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $76,630 | $45,476 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Master’s | $76,478 | $37,317 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $75,864 | $16,360 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $75,612 | $11,132 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $75,223 | $14,091 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $74,779 | $19,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | $74,531 | $17,450 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | Lynn University | Master’s | $74,356 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Undergraduate certificate | University of Georgia | Undergraduate certificate | $73,835 | $15,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | Quinnipiac University | Bachelor’s | $73,547 | $20,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $73,461 | $18,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | The Catholic University of America | Bachelor’s | $73,073 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $72,976 | $11,108 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $72,778 | $11,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $72,758 | $15,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Undergraduate certificate | University of Georgia | Undergraduate certificate | $72,626 | $15,000 |
| Journalism, Master’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Master’s | $72,390 | $32,986 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Master’s | Sacred Heart University | Master’s | $71,686 | $31,500 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Miami | Bachelor’s | $71,466 | $15,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | Florida International University | Master’s | $71,218 | $38,946 |
| Journalism, Master’s | University of Georgia | Master’s | $70,926 | $20,617 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $70,829 | $15,250 |