How much debt do Fisher College communications graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $27,625, which ranks 20th lowest of 20 communications bachelor's programs in Massachusetts. That works out to about $293 a month over 10 years.

Is a communications degree from Fisher College worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 72% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 69%. Compare the cost with other Massachusetts programs before deciding.

Fisher College Communications (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Communication and Media Studies
Private nonprofit college
Boston, MA
About 6 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Fisher College communications graduates earn about what communications graduates earn nationally, $38,510 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $27,625 in federal loans, more than at 91% of communications programs in the country. Several Massachusetts programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$38,51072nd percentile of 577 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$35,8217% less than year one

Median federal debt$27,62520th lowest of 20 Massachusetts programs

Debt-to-earnings72%Massachusetts median 71%, national 69%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Massachusetts and national columns are the medians across all communications bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Fisher College	Massachusetts	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$38,510	$36,307	$34,574
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$35,821	$56,409	$52,771
Median federal debt at graduation	$27,625	$26,000	$25,000
Debt as share of first-year pay	72%	71%	69%
Programs compared		20	577

Five years out, Fisher College graduates earn less than the national figure and about $20,588 less than the Massachusetts median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts communications program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts medians.

Fisher CollegeOther Massachusetts programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay falls about 7% between the first and fifth year.

Fisher College grads, year 1$38,510

Fisher College grads, year 5$35,821

All Massachusetts communications grads, year 5$56,409

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $293 a month, or 9.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Boston area are about 8% above the national average, so a $38,510 salary here buys what about $35,570 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to communications, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Public Relations Specialists

$79,660

Median pay in Massachusetts. 6,760 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 23,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,710Top 10%: $139,240

Fundraisers

$79,060

Median pay in Massachusetts. 6,160 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,580Top 10%: $128,260

Editors

$83,170

Median pay in Massachusetts. 3,100 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $47,320Top 10%: $136,360

Public Relations Managers

$171,740

Median pay in Massachusetts. 2,170 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $93,220Top 10%: $315,920

About Fisher College

Tuition and fees	$35,689 / year
Average net price after aid	$26,649 / year
Admission rate	71%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	28%
Undergraduate students	1,167

Communications ranks 4th of 7 bachelor's programs at Fisher College by first-year earnings. The top three are Health and Medical Administration ($61,133), Business Administration ($53,754), and Criminal Justice ($45,695).

Other communications bachelor's programs near Boston

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA · private nonprofit		$38,510	$27,625
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA · private nonprofit	Under 1 mi	$44,108	$23,953
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · private nonprofit	1 mi	$47,465	$23,250
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA · private nonprofit	2 mi	$42,256	$26,000
Boston UniversityBoston, MA · private nonprofit	2 mi	$47,349	$25,108
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA · private nonprofit	2 mi	$38,636	$27,000
UMass BostonBoston, MA · public	3 mi	$42,480	$26,500
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · private nonprofit	5 mi	$55,162	$18,500
Curry CollegeMilton, MA · private nonprofit	8 mi	$27,516	$26,000

Common questions

The median graduate earns $38,510 one year after graduating and $35,821 five years after. The median across communications bachelor's programs in Massachusetts is $36,307.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the communications program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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