| 排名 | 學校名稱 | 學校英文名 | 職業早期薪水 | 職業中期薪水 |
| 1 | 加州大學伯克利分校 | University of California - Berkeley | $50,900 | $111,400 |
| 2 | 華盛頓大學 | University of Washington (UW) - Main Campus | $46,400 | $99,400 |
| 3 | 羅文大學 | Rowan University | $35,500 | $92,400 |
| 4 | 詹姆斯·麥迪遜大學 | James Madison University (JMU) | $41,000 | $90,900 |
| 5 | 西北大學 | Northwestern University | $46,300 | $90,600 |
| 6 | 波士頓大學 | Boston University | $45,200 | $90,000 |
| 7 | 雪城大學 | Syracuse University | $45,100 | $88,700 |
| 8 | 奧克蘭大學羅切斯特山分校 | Oakland University - Rochester Hills, MI | $36,200 | $88,000 |
| 9 | 加州大學圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB) | $41,800 | $87,400 |
| 10 | 楊百翰大學 | Brigham Young University (BYU) | $40,700 | $86,800 |
| 11 | 馬薩諸塞大學阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Amherst Campus | $45,400 | $85,600 |
| 12 | 伊利諾伊大學厄本那-香檳分校 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | $42,900 | $84,800 |
| 13 | 南加州大學 | University of Southern California (USC) | $45,300 | $84,300 |
| 14 | 圣何塞州立大學 | San Jose State University (SJSU) | $49,300 | $83,100 |
| 15 | 普渡大學西拉法葉分校 | Purdue University - Main Campus | $42,000 | $82,700 |
| 16 | 匹茲堡大學 | University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus | $36,300 | $82,500 |
| 17 | 密歇根州立大學 | Michigan State University (MSU) | $41,200 | $82,100 |
| 18 | 奧本大學 | Auburn University | $40,600 | $81,100 |
| 19 | 佛羅里達州立大學 | Florida State University (FSU) | $39,900 | $79,900 |
| 19 | 博林格林州立大學 | Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, OH | $37,300 | $79,900 |
| 21 | 托萊多大學 | University of Toledo | $43,400 | $79,300 |
| 22 | 加州州立大學薩克拉門托分校 | California State University - Sacramento (CSUS) | $42,100 | $79,200 |
| 23 | 明尼蘇達大學雙城分校 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | $40,000 | $79,100 |
| 24 | 愛荷華大學 | University of Iowa (UI) | $40,800 | $79,000 |
| 25 | 弗吉尼亞聯邦大學 | Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) | $41,900 | $78,600 |
| 26 | 羅格斯大學 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus | $44,300 | $78,500 |
| 27 | 德克薩斯大學奧斯汀分校 | University of Texas (UT) - Austin | $41,100 | $76,900 |
| 28 | 加州州立大學北嶺分校 | California State University - Northridge (CSUN) | $38,800 | $76,800 |
| 29 | 天普大學 | Temple University | $41,000 | $76,200 |
| 30 | 得克薩斯大學阿靈頓分校 | University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) | $34,800 | $76,000 |
| 31 | 愛荷華州立大學 | Iowa State University | $36,900 | $75,900 |
| 32 | 北卡羅來納大學格林斯伯勒分校 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) | $35,700 | $75,100 |
| 33 | 德州農工大學 | Texas A&M University - Main Campus | $40,600 | $75,000 |
| 34 | 科羅拉多州立大學 | Colorado State University (CSU) | $40,300 | $74,700 |
| 35 | 西伊利諾伊大學 | Western Illinois University | $43,600 | $74,500 |
| 36 | 加州州立大學富勒頓分校 | California State University - Fullerton (CSUF) | $40,900 | $73,700 |
| 36 | 佐治亞大學 | University of Georgia (UGA) | $38,900 | $73,700 |
| 36 | 陶森大學 | Towson University | $39,400 | $73,700 |
| 39 | 亞利桑那州立大學 | Arizona State University (ASU) | $42,200 | $73,200 |
| 39 | 俄勒岡大學 | University of Oregon | $40,500 | $73,200 |
| 41 | 德保羅大學 | DePaul University | $39,800 | $73,100 |
| 42 | 霍華德大學 | Howard University | $43,800 | $72,900 |
| 43 | 加州州立大學長灘分校 | California State University - Long Beach (CSULB) | $41,500 | $72,800 |
| 44 | 佛羅里達大學 | University of Florida (UF) | $40,800 | $72,400 |
| 45 | 佐治亞州立大學 | Georgia State University | $39,900 | $72,000 |
| 46 | 威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校 | University of Wisconsin (UW) - Madison | $40,900 | $71,800 |
| 47 | 密蘇里大學 | University of Missouri - Columbia | $39,900 | $71,100 |
| 47 | 北卡羅來納大學教堂山分校 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) | $43,300 | $71,100 |
| 49 | 馬凱特大學 | Marquette University | $38,600 | $70,500 |
| 50 | 俄克拉荷馬大學 | University of Oklahoma | $42,900 | $70,300 |
| 51 | 紐約州立大學水牛城分校 | University at Buffalo (UB) | $37,800 | $70,000 |
| 51 | 亞利桑那大學 | University of Arizona | $44,300 | $70,000 |
| 53 | 東北大學 | Northeastern University | $45,900 | $69,900 |
| 54 | 俄亥俄大學 | Ohio University - Main Campus | $39,200 | $69,800 |
| 55 | 華盛頓州立大學 | Washington State University (WSU) | $44,200 | $69,500 |
| 56 | 北卡羅來納州立大學 | North Carolina State University (NCSU) | $44,300 | $69,400 |
| 57 | 芝加哥哥倫比亞學院 | Columbia College - Chicago, IL | $40,700 | $69,000 |
| 58 | 克里夫蘭州立大學 | Cleveland State University | $37,900 | $68,800 |
| 59 | 舊金山大學 | University of San Francisco (USF) | $50,800 | $68,700 |
| 60 | 印第安納大學伯明頓分校 | Indiana University (IU) - Bloomington | $41,400 | $68,400 |
| 61 | 佛羅里達中央大學 | University of Central Florida (UCF) | $38,700 | $67,900 |
| 62 | 賓州州立大學公園分校 | Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) - Main Campus | $39,900 | $67,800 |
| 63 | 芝加哥洛約拉大學 | Loyola University - Chicago, IL | $41,500 | $67,700 |
| 64 | 圣克勞德州立大學 | Saint Cloud State University | $39,200 | $67,400 |
| 65 | 內布拉斯加大學林肯分校 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | $35,600 | $67,300 |
| 66 | 紐約州立大學奧斯威戈分校 | SUNY - College at Oswego | $33,500 | $66,900 |
| 67 | 密歇根大學安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | $47,400 | $65,900 |
| 68 | 舊金山州立大學 | San Francisco State University (SFSU) | $41,900 | $65,800 |
| 69 | 伊利諾伊州立大學 | Illinois State University | $41,700 | $65,600 |
| 70 | 威斯康辛大學歐克萊爾分校 | University of Wisconsin (UWEC) - Eau Claire | $40,100 | $65,000 |
| 70 | 威斯康星大學史蒂文波特分校 | University of Wisconsin (UW) - Stevens Point Campus | $38,800 | $65,000 |
| 72 | 佛羅里達大學 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | $35,100 | $64,900 |
| 73 | 馬里蘭大學學院公園分校 | University of Maryland - College Park | $44,100 | $64,200 |
| 74 | 德州州立大學圣馬科斯分校 | Texas State University - San Marcos Campus | $36,400 | $64,100 |
| 75 | 肯特州立大學 | Kent State University (KSU) | $33,500 | $64,000 |
| 76 | 西肯塔基大學 | Western Kentucky University | $41,700 | $63,300 |
| 77 | 俄亥俄州立大學 | Ohio State University (OSU) - Main Campus | $39,300 | $62,200 |
| 78 | 賓州印第安納大學 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) | $37,600 | $61,800 |
| 79 | 堪薩斯大學 | University of Kansas | $39,600 | $61,300 |
| 79 | 休斯敦大學 | University of Houston (UH) | $40,300 | $61,300 |
| 81 | 北德克薩斯大學 | University of North Texas (UNT) | $39,800 | $61,200 |
| 82 | 圣地亞哥州立大學 | San Diego State University (SDSU) - Main Campus | $42,500 | $61,000 |
| 83 | 中密歇根大學 | Central Michigan University | $35,000 | $60,000 |
| 84 | 韋恩州立大學 | Wayne State University - Detroit, MI | $35,400 | $59,700 |
| 85 | 阿拉巴馬大學 | University of Alabama - Main Campus | $34,800 | $59,200 |
| 86 | 馬里蘭大學大學學院 | University of Maryland University College (UMUC) | $40,400 | $59,100 |
| 86 | 丹佛大都會州立學院 | Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD) | $40,300 | $59,100 |
| 88 | 密蘇里大學圣路易斯分校 | University of Missouri - St. Louis Campus | $36,400 | $58,400 |
| 89 | 新奧爾良洛約拉大學 | Loyola University, New Orleans | $40,500 | $57,800 |
| 90 | 西密歇根大學 | Western Michigan University (WMU) | $35,700 | $57,000 |
| 91 | 夏威夷大學馬諾阿分校 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $41,100 | $53,500 |
| 92 | 大峽谷州立大學 | Grand Valley State University | $38,000 | $50,900 |
| 93 | 路易斯安那州立大學 | Louisiana State University (LSU) | $39,700 | $49,100 |
參考資料：2014-15 Best Schools by Salary Potential for Communication/Journalism Majors (Full List) PayScale