Is a Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other degree worth it?
Across 25 schools, graduates of Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other earn a median $54,611 five years out on $24,250 of debt — most often working as Editors. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$54,611
Median debt
$24,250
Years to pay off
4.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
68%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-7.9%
$57,964 vs $62,536
Net price
$21,780/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$7,368
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.