Communication and Media Studies at Adelphi University

While the career paths listed are high-paying, Adelphi's location presents a unique challenge. You'll be competing for internships and entry-level jobs in the hyper-competitive New York City media market against graduates from highly-ranked, big-name programs like NYU and Columbia. Many of those schools have deeply entrenched recruiting pipelines into Manhattan's top agencies, networks, and corporations. Adelphi’s program may place graduates into more local, Long Island-based roles at smaller businesses, non-profits, or in public sector communications, which often have different pay scales than their big-city counterparts. To overcome this, your key action is to aggressively pursue multiple off-campus internships in Manhattan throughout your degree. Building a professional network and a portfolio of real-world NYC experience will be absolutely critical to launching into a higher-earning career track after graduation.