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Communication and Media Studies at Mercer University

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Degree Value Scorecard

Communication and Media Studies

Mercer University

Credential: BACHELORSState: GAData confidence: Medium

Editorial Verdict

High debt risk relative to expected outcomes. Compare lower-cost alternatives before committing.

Degreeli Value Score

0Score

High Risk

Data Confidence: Medium

Directional value

0/100

Estimated Net Cost

$0

Estimated Debt

$0

Early-Career Salary

$0

Mid-Career Salary

$0

Category breakdown

Cost Efficiency

15.3/20

Cost Efficiency

Debt Risk

1/20

Debt Risk

Earnings Outlook

2.4/20

Earnings Outlook

Payback Timeline

0/15

Payback Timeline

Completion / Outcome Confidence

8.1/10

Completion / Outcome Confidence

Graduate Worth-It Reviews

5/10

Graduate Worth-It Reviews

Parent / Student Clarity Signal

2.5/5

Parent / Student Clarity Signal

Cost and debt

Estimated net cost

$95,388

Estimated debt

$59,141

Debt risk

High

Salary and outcome outlook

Early-career salary

$40,973

Mid-career salary

$67,238

Salary outlook

Mixed

Payback estimate

Payback years

0.0 years

Completion/outcome

Moderate completion signal

Review signals

Graduate review rating

3.4 / 5

Parent review signal

Parents should pressure-test debt before committing

Student signal

Students should compare faster-payback paths

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Mercer University

Communication and Media Studies

Degreeli Value Score

34/ 100
High RiskMedium confidence

Estimated Debt

$42K

Early Salary

$54K

Payback

Moderate

Reviews

4.1 / 5

Good outcome potential, but cost control matters. Compare aid packages and lower-debt alternatives before committing.

Strengths and risks

Top strengths

  • Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.

Main risks

  • Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
  • Payback could take longer than many families expect.
  • Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.

Why this score?

High Risk is a Degreeli Value Score v1 directional read based on modeled cost ($95,388), estimated debt ($59,141), early-career salary ($40,973), payback, completion, and review signals. The strongest signal is that completion/outcome signal supports the value case. The main caution is that debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate. Data confidence is medium, so this should support comparison rather than act as a guarantee.

The Degreeli Value Score is directional, not a guarantee of salary, employment, or personal financial outcome.

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Methodology and data confidence

Data confidence is medium. Cost, salary, payback, review, and outcome fields should be read as decision support, not financial advice.

Methodology

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Communication and Media Studies at Mercer University

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High Risk

Data Confidence

Medium

Estimated Debt

$59,141

Early Salary

$40,973

Payback

12.1 years

Worth-It Rating

3.4 / 5

Strengths

Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.

Risks

Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.

Payback could take longer than many families expect.

Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.

High debt risk relative to expected outcomes. Compare lower-cost alternatives before committing.

Better-value alternatives

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Completion ROI

$5,994,269

Payback

2.4 years

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Completion ROI

$5,919,991

Payback

1.8 years

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Bottom Line

Worth comparing

Communication and Media Studies looks viable, but not automatic. It still produces positive ROI after completion adjustment, which means the upside survives a more realistic enrollment path.

The main thing to watch is slippage between ideal and risk-adjusted outcomes. Degreeli estimates that completion risk trims about $290,193 off the on-time case here.

$23,847 School Net Price
70% School Graduation Rate

Risk Lens

How much value disappears once completion risk is acknowledged?

Ideal Case

$955,212

Risk-Adjusted Case

$665,019

Value At Risk

$290,193

Degreeli uses this gap to show how much value depends on finishing the program and reaching the expected outcome.

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Career AI Exposure

Moderate Exposure (52/100)

This path looks mixed: some tasks are AI-sensitive while human context still matters.

AI Exposure is a second lens beside ROI. It should inform comparison, not replace judgment.

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Exposure Components

Read AI risk as task mix, not destiny.

Entry-Level Friction

56/100

Human Judgment Premium

66/100

Physical-World Durability

48/100

Higher exposure does not mean a path is bad. It means families should compare specialization paths, skill depth, and adaptation speed alongside ROI.

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