| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $61,389 | $14,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $61,193 | $18,286 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Eckerd College | Bachelor’s | $60,969 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $60,887 | $16,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California Baptist University | Bachelor’s | $60,883 | $21,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $60,876 | $11,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | California State University-Northridge | Master’s | $60,784 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | $60,729 | $18,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Associate’s | San Diego City College | Associate’s | $60,716 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of the Pacific | Bachelor’s | $60,666 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Master’s | $60,235 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | Biola University | Bachelor’s | $60,082 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | Biola University | Bachelor’s | $59,925 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other, Bachelor’s | Howard University | Bachelor’s | $59,909 | $23,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $59,864 | $19,500 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $59,604 | $20,628 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $59,404 | $15,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of New Haven | Bachelor’s | $59,225 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Sacred Heart University | Bachelor’s | $59,068 | $26,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $58,974 | $21,739 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | California Baptist University | Bachelor’s | $58,821 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | Pepperdine University | Bachelor’s | $58,801 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $58,783 | $16,750 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $58,550 | $18,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Master’s | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Master’s | $58,397 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $58,391 | $14,000 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $58,150 | $13,875 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $58,137 | $12,909 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $58,082 | $12,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Stetson University | Bachelor’s | $58,071 | $19,500 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other, Bachelor’s | Dominican University of California | Bachelor’s | $58,005 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $57,868 | $15,500 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | Georgia College & State University | Bachelor’s | $57,843 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-East Bay | Bachelor’s | $57,708 | $16,416 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $57,603 | $21,600 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | The Master's University and Seminary | Bachelor’s | $57,507 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $57,492 | $10,428 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Bachelor’s | $57,478 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $57,376 | $16,932 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Alaska Anchorage | Bachelor’s | $57,321 | — |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $57,260 | $13,467 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $57,138 | $15,000 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $57,079 | $15,000 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $56,990 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $56,969 | $18,887 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Southern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $56,694 | $24,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | San Diego Christian College | Bachelor’s | $56,685 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Auburn University | Bachelor’s | $56,636 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $56,520 | $22,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | Concordia University-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $56,388 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Associate’s | San Diego Mesa College | Associate’s | $56,321 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $56,278 | $13,750 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | The University of Alabama | Bachelor’s | $55,894 | $23,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $55,863 | $18,625 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $55,676 | $15,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’s | The University of Tampa | Bachelor’s | $55,512 | $18,800 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | Pepperdine University | Bachelor’s | $55,432 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | University of La Verne | Bachelor’s | $55,332 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Bachelor’s | Southeastern University | Bachelor’s | $55,318 | $19,000 |
| Journalism, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $55,192 | $15,000 |