| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名 | 职业早期薪水 | 职业中期薪水 |
| 1 | 加州大学伯克利分校 | University of California - Berkeley | $50,900 | $111,400 |
| 2 | 华盛顿大学 | University of Washington (UW) - Main Campus | $46,400 | $99,400 |
| 3 | 罗文大学 | Rowan University | $35,500 | $92,400 |
| 4 | 詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学 | James Madison University (JMU) | $41,000 | $90,900 |
| 5 | 西北大学 | Northwestern University | $46,300 | $90,600 |
| 6 | 波士顿大学 | Boston University | $45,200 | $90,000 |
| 7 | 雪城大学 | Syracuse University | $45,100 | $88,700 |
| 8 | 奥克兰大学罗切斯特山分校 | Oakland University - Rochester Hills, MI | $36,200 | $88,000 |
| 9 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB) | $41,800 | $87,400 |
| 10 | 杨百翰大学 | Brigham Young University (BYU) | $40,700 | $86,800 |
| 11 | 马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Amherst Campus | $45,400 | $85,600 |
| 12 | 伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | $42,900 | $84,800 |
| 13 | 南加州大学 | University of Southern California (USC) | $45,300 | $84,300 |
| 14 | 圣何塞州立大学 | San Jose State University (SJSU) | $49,300 | $83,100 |
| 15 | 普渡大学西拉法叶分校 | Purdue University - Main Campus | $42,000 | $82,700 |
| 16 | 匹兹堡大学 | University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus | $36,300 | $82,500 |
| 17 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University (MSU) | $41,200 | $82,100 |
| 18 | 奥本大学 | Auburn University | $40,600 | $81,100 |
| 19 | 佛罗里达州立大学 | Florida State University (FSU) | $39,900 | $79,900 |
| 19 | 博林格林州立大学 | Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, OH | $37,300 | $79,900 |
| 21 | 托莱多大学 | University of Toledo | $43,400 | $79,300 |
| 22 | 加州州立大学萨克拉门托分校 | California State University - Sacramento (CSUS) | $42,100 | $79,200 |
| 23 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | $40,000 | $79,100 |
| 24 | 爱荷华大学 | University of Iowa (UI) | $40,800 | $79,000 |
| 25 | 弗吉尼亚联邦大学 | Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) | $41,900 | $78,600 |
| 26 | 罗格斯大学 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus | $44,300 | $78,500 |
| 27 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas (UT) - Austin | $41,100 | $76,900 |
| 28 | 加州州立大学北岭分校 | California State University - Northridge (CSUN) | $38,800 | $76,800 |
| 29 | 天普大学 | Temple University | $41,000 | $76,200 |
| 30 | 得克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校 | University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) | $34,800 | $76,000 |
| 31 | 爱荷华州立大学 | Iowa State University | $36,900 | $75,900 |
| 32 | 北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) | $35,700 | $75,100 |
| 33 | 德州农工大学 | Texas A&M University - Main Campus | $40,600 | $75,000 |
| 34 | 科罗拉多州立大学 | Colorado State University (CSU) | $40,300 | $74,700 |
| 35 | 西伊利诺伊大学 | Western Illinois University | $43,600 | $74,500 |
| 36 | 加州州立大学富勒顿分校 | California State University - Fullerton (CSUF) | $40,900 | $73,700 |
| 36 | 佐治亚大学 | University of Georgia (UGA) | $38,900 | $73,700 |
| 36 | 陶森大学 | Towson University | $39,400 | $73,700 |
| 39 | 亚利桑那州立大学 | Arizona State University (ASU) | $42,200 | $73,200 |
| 39 | 俄勒冈大学 | University of Oregon | $40,500 | $73,200 |
| 41 | 德保罗大学 | DePaul University | $39,800 | $73,100 |
| 42 | 霍华德大学 | Howard University | $43,800 | $72,900 |
| 43 | 加州州立大学长滩分校 | California State University - Long Beach (CSULB) | $41,500 | $72,800 |
| 44 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of Florida (UF) | $40,800 | $72,400 |
| 45 | 佐治亚州立大学 | Georgia State University | $39,900 | $72,000 |
| 46 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin (UW) - Madison | $40,900 | $71,800 |
| 47 | 密苏里大学 | University of Missouri - Columbia | $39,900 | $71,100 |
| 47 | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) | $43,300 | $71,100 |
| 49 | 马凯特大学 | Marquette University | $38,600 | $70,500 |
| 50 | 俄克拉荷马大学 | University of Oklahoma | $42,900 | $70,300 |
| 51 | 纽约州立大学水牛城分校 | University at Buffalo (UB) | $37,800 | $70,000 |
| 51 | 亚利桑那大学 | University of Arizona | $44,300 | $70,000 |
| 53 | 东北大学 | Northeastern University | $45,900 | $69,900 |
| 54 | 俄亥俄大学 | Ohio University - Main Campus | $39,200 | $69,800 |
| 55 | 华盛顿州立大学 | Washington State University (WSU) | $44,200 | $69,500 |
| 56 | 北卡罗来纳州立大学 | North Carolina State University (NCSU) | $44,300 | $69,400 |
| 57 | 芝加哥哥伦比亚学院 | Columbia College - Chicago, IL | $40,700 | $69,000 |
| 58 | 克里夫兰州立大学 | Cleveland State University | $37,900 | $68,800 |
| 59 | 旧金山大学 | University of San Francisco (USF) | $50,800 | $68,700 |
| 60 | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校 | Indiana University (IU) - Bloomington | $41,400 | $68,400 |
| 61 | 佛罗里达中央大学 | University of Central Florida (UCF) | $38,700 | $67,900 |
| 62 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) - Main Campus | $39,900 | $67,800 |
| 63 | 芝加哥洛约拉大学 | Loyola University - Chicago, IL | $41,500 | $67,700 |
| 64 | 圣克劳德州立大学 | Saint Cloud State University | $39,200 | $67,400 |
| 65 | 内布拉斯加大学林肯分校 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | $35,600 | $67,300 |
| 66 | 纽约州立大学奥斯威戈分校 | SUNY - College at Oswego | $33,500 | $66,900 |
| 67 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | $47,400 | $65,900 |
| 68 | 旧金山州立大学 | San Francisco State University (SFSU) | $41,900 | $65,800 |
| 69 | 伊利诺伊州立大学 | Illinois State University | $41,700 | $65,600 |
| 70 | 威斯康辛大学欧克莱尔分校 | University of Wisconsin (UWEC) - Eau Claire | $40,100 | $65,000 |
| 70 | 威斯康星大学史蒂文波特分校 | University of Wisconsin (UW) - Stevens Point Campus | $38,800 | $65,000 |
| 72 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | $35,100 | $64,900 |
| 73 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland - College Park | $44,100 | $64,200 |
| 74 | 德州州立大学圣马科斯分校 | Texas State University - San Marcos Campus | $36,400 | $64,100 |
| 75 | 肯特州立大学 | Kent State University (KSU) | $33,500 | $64,000 |
| 76 | 西肯塔基大学 | Western Kentucky University | $41,700 | $63,300 |
| 77 | 俄亥俄州立大学 | Ohio State University (OSU) - Main Campus | $39,300 | $62,200 |
| 78 | 宾州印第安纳大学 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) | $37,600 | $61,800 |
| 79 | 堪萨斯大学 | University of Kansas | $39,600 | $61,300 |
| 79 | 休斯敦大学 | University of Houston (UH) | $40,300 | $61,300 |
| 81 | 北德克萨斯大学 | University of North Texas (UNT) | $39,800 | $61,200 |
| 82 | 圣地亚哥州立大学 | San Diego State University (SDSU) - Main Campus | $42,500 | $61,000 |
| 83 | 中密歇根大学 | Central Michigan University | $35,000 | $60,000 |
| 84 | 韦恩州立大学 | Wayne State University - Detroit, MI | $35,400 | $59,700 |
| 85 | 阿拉巴马大学 | University of Alabama - Main Campus | $34,800 | $59,200 |
| 86 | 马里兰大学大学学院 | University of Maryland University College (UMUC) | $40,400 | $59,100 |
| 86 | 丹佛大都会州立学院 | Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD) | $40,300 | $59,100 |
| 88 | 密苏里大学圣路易斯分校 | University of Missouri - St. Louis Campus | $36,400 | $58,400 |
| 89 | 新奥尔良洛约拉大学 | Loyola University, New Orleans | $40,500 | $57,800 |
| 90 | 西密歇根大学 | Western Michigan University (WMU) | $35,700 | $57,000 |
| 91 | 夏威夷大学马诺阿分校 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $41,100 | $53,500 |
| 92 | 大峡谷州立大学 | Grand Valley State University | $38,000 | $50,900 |
| 93 | 路易斯安那州立大学 | Louisiana State University (LSU) | $39,700 | $49,100 |
参考资料：2014-15 Best Schools by Salary Potential for Communication/Journalism Majors (Full List) PayScale