Communication is a strong and much desired field in the workforce, but not very many students think to major in the subject.
Communications is a broad term that covers public relations, crisis management, marketing, strategy, and even journalism. There are many job prospects that students can go into if they choose to study communications for the undergraduate degree.
It may come down to the fact that not all universities offer the major, like Yale, Princeton and Georgetown for example. Many universities offer similar fields of study like journalism and media studies instead. So, if communication sounds like something you can potentially be interested in, do your research and find out what universities off it in their departments and which do not.
PayScale, an online compensation information company, published their findings earlier this year and here’s a list of the top 15 university for communications major* by potential salary:
*Note, this list do not include the salaries of individuals who pursued another degree after their undergraduate degree in computer science.
1. University of California - Berkeley
0-5 years experience: $59,800
10+ experience: $120,000
2. New York University
0-5 years experience: $49,100
10+ experience: $107,000
3. San Jose State University
0-5 years experience: $56,400
10+ experience: $105,000
4. Boston College
0-5 years experience: $54,500
10+ experience: $99,400
5. Ithaca College
0-5 years experience: $54,800
10+ experience: $98,800
6. University of California - Santa Barbara
0-5 years experience: $49,100
10+ experience: $94,800
7. University of Washington
0-5 years experience: $48,900
10+ experience: $93,900
8. Syracuse University
0-5 years experience: $49,000
10+ experience: $93,700
9. Fashion Institute of Technology - NY
0-5 years experience: $45,700
10+ experience: $93,300
10. Northern Arizona University
0-5 years experience: $40,100
10+ experience: $93,000
11. University of Southern California
0-5 years experience: $49,300
10+ experience: $92,700
12. University of Cincinnati
0-5 years experience: $39,400
10+ experience: $43,400
13. Brigham Young University
0-5 years experience: $43,400
10+ experience: $89,500
14. University of Texas - Austin
0-5 years experience: $44,900
10+ experience: $89,400
15. James Madison University
0-5 years experience: $54,100
10+ experience: $92,000
Not sure if you want to study computer science yet? Do some research and browse our database of 60,000+ successful college application files to see what students similar to you are studying!
Sources: PayScale
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