Evanston, Illinois · Private Non-Profit
Communication and Media Studies at Northwestern University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 87 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~87
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,208
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.7%
- Graduation rate
- 95.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,167/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $116,668
- Median debt
- $15,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $89,363/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,208 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,289 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($34,433 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 48% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 5.4% reported share · $536 net A+ 
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 9.5% reported share · $992 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 2.3% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,115 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.1% reported share · $1,618 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.5% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.8% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Communication and Media Studies accounts for 1% of reported programs at Northwestern University, which is bigger than 28% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 87 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwestern University's average net price is $29,167 per year, about $116,668 over four years. That is $10,289 above the $18,878 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $89,363 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $34,433 above the $54,930 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northwestern University #576 of 1,208 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.