Bachelor's · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's): earnings by school

206 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$47,537
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$61,966
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,549
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 183 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,174 and $68,942. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Syracuse University NY$63,858$90,535$24,250
Southern Methodist University TX$56,398$89,330$17,375
University of Southern California CA$63,165$87,946$12,125
George Washington University DC$63,370$85,459$19,500
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$55,788$83,451$16,000
University of Miami FL$49,501$82,999$15,250
Pepperdine University CA$56,348$81,417$20,549
University of San Francisco CA$50,062$81,285$19,500
Brigham Young University UT$59,229$80,841$11,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX$55,871$80,221$19,248
Chapman University CA$57,836$80,139$22,500
Miami University-Hamilton OH$54,655$79,710$19,500
Miami University-Middletown OH$54,655$79,710$19,500
Miami University-Oxford OH$54,655$79,710$19,500
Pace University NY$53,937$79,376$22,125
American University DC$55,454$78,410$21,187
Endicott College MA$61,742$77,253$26,675
Pacific Union College CA—$77,121—
Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI$49,482$77,025$27,000
Johnson & Wales University-Online RI$49,482$77,025$27,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$55,985$76,246$24,218
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA$55,985$76,246$24,218
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$55,985$76,246$24,218
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$55,985$76,246$24,218
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$45,335$76,148$17,250
Manhattan University NY—$75,594—
Butler University IN$52,061$75,382$22,500
Assumption University MA$55,824$74,900$26,000
University of Colorado Boulder CO$51,590$74,779$19,000
University of Georgia GA$53,688$74,531$17,450
Quinnipiac University CT$50,140$73,547$20,500
University of Oregon OR$50,648$73,410$19,468
University of Rhode Island RI$48,688$72,328$20,500
Clemson University SC—$71,968$13,000
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$51,754$71,669—
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$51,754$71,669—
Texas Christian University TX$59,088$71,186$19,500
DePaul University IL$51,067$71,045$19,666
Seton Hall University NJ$48,820$70,802—
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$45,165$70,583$27,000
Gonzaga University WA$56,662$69,977—
Fashion Institute of Technology NY$47,605$69,954$19,500
University of Florida FL$50,901$69,600$13,471
University of Florida-Online FL$50,901$69,600$13,471
Michigan State University MI$51,683$69,300$19,500
Loyola University Chicago IL$54,198$68,942$23,250
Carthage College WI—$68,708—
The University of Alabama AL$46,569$68,227$23,201
Ithaca College NY$48,302$68,029$22,918
Northwood University MI—$68,008—
Howard University DC$54,181$67,881$23,250
Temple University PA$47,170$67,840$25,000
Illinois State University IL$43,959$67,752$18,750
St. John's University-New York NY$52,463$67,728$19,500
Long Island University NY—$67,704—
Washington State University WA$52,097$67,647$17,500
South Dakota State University SD$47,728$67,607$22,250
San Diego State University CA$48,750$67,414$13,100
Auburn University AL$48,211$67,413$23,000
Belmont University TN$47,279$67,040—
Columbia College Chicago IL$43,908$66,798$24,225
Hofstra University NY$50,759$66,780$21,000
Drexel University PA$49,873$66,750$27,000
Suffolk University MA$47,892$66,709$27,000
Central Washington University WA$48,313$66,538—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX—$66,454—
Florida State University FL$47,631$65,941$12,375
University of Vermont VT$48,141$65,706$19,500
Florida International University FL$44,918$65,343$15,500
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$49,640$65,248$20,500
Marquette University WI$50,396$64,978$19,500
Georgia Southern University GA$42,793$64,934$23,250
Duquesne University PA$44,644$64,538$23,125
Kennesaw State University GA$48,784$64,501$19,950
Western Michigan University MI$46,467$64,127$25,000
Franklin University OH$55,132$64,101$21,376
University of Northern Iowa IA$48,001$64,067$18,750
Rider University NJ$41,685$63,612$25,750
The University of Tampa FL$45,672$63,368$21,125
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$49,839$63,314$19,500
Drake University IA$47,102$63,302$21,750
Iowa State University IA$48,560$62,965$19,500
University of Kentucky KY$48,202$62,754$19,500
Rowan University NJ$42,398$62,661$19,500
Central Connecticut State University CT$45,638$62,580$22,750
High Point University NC—$62,467—
Biola University CA$41,963$62,319$22,875
University of Portland OR$44,707$62,264—
Texas Tech University TX$50,849$62,247$19,500
University of Central Florida FL$44,565$62,140$13,875
Loras College IA$49,537$62,087—
Baldwin Wallace University OH—$61,966—
University of Central Missouri MO$51,153$61,784$19,108
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC—$61,700—
Utah State University UT$41,184$61,674—
Susquehanna University PA$44,106$61,423$27,000
Simpson College IA—$61,219$23,250
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$47,765$61,145$21,500
Ball State University IN$42,818$60,686$21,375
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$46,735$60,672—
Xavier University OH$57,978$60,642$21,500
North Central College IL—$60,573—
Coe College IA—$60,540—
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$44,524$60,390$16,312
Kent State University at Kent OH$40,392$60,218$24,936
University of Houston TX$39,143$60,180$14,475
Lewis University IL—$59,981—
Eastern Michigan University MI$52,972$59,927—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$42,879$59,864$19,500
Southern New Hampshire University NH$50,916$59,801$19,916
Central Michigan University MI$47,418$59,522$27,000
Eastern Illinois University IL$46,444$59,401$23,954
Emerson College MA$47,775$59,301$20,500
Wayne State University MI$42,048$59,025$25,000
Texas State University TX$44,073$59,009$20,500
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$45,068$58,888—
SUNY at Fredonia NY$43,037$58,820$26,000
State University of New York at Oswego NY$43,064$58,675$21,000
Bradley University IL$44,387$58,515$25,000
Tulane University of Louisiana LA—$58,507—
Murray State University KY$41,538$58,265$22,250
University of Memphis TN$44,530$58,237$25,000
Southeast Missouri State University MO$49,314$58,082$21,500
Otterbein University OH$56,346$58,065—
Rochester Institute of Technology NY—$57,748—
Grand Valley State University MI$47,798$57,599$21,562
Olivet Nazarene University IL—$56,435—
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$43,233$56,381$25,000
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$42,532$56,319$20,500
Northwest University WA—$56,136—
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education WA—$56,136—
University of Idaho ID$47,073$56,032$19,150
Northern Arizona University AZ$46,035$55,863$18,625
Appalachian State University NC$41,187$55,671$18,031
Point Park University PA$44,784$55,545—
Boston University MA$55,505—$17,375
Utica University NY—$55,344—
York College of Pennsylvania PA—$55,197—
Cleveland State University OH$45,818$55,174$20,156
Morgan State University MD$37,209$55,169$27,720
Lindenwood University MO$44,407$55,003—
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND$50,024$54,656$22,000
University of Southern Indiana IN$40,448$54,422—
Franklin College IN$44,252$54,298$27,000
Webster University MO$41,774$54,217—
Arkansas State University AR—$54,196$18,861
Wingate University NC$50,297$54,129$19,750
University of North Texas TX$54,081——
Widener University PA—$53,906—
Western Kentucky University KY$42,209$53,839$21,500
University of Scranton PA$50,641$53,762$25,000
Flagler College FL$43,228$53,353—
Loyola University New Orleans LA$45,108$53,240$26,000
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN$42,985$53,036—
California Baptist University CA—$52,904$25,000
Florida Southern College FL$45,097$52,796$25,000
Calvin University MI—$52,281—
University of Akron Main Campus OH$40,699$51,824$25,000
University of Akron Wayne College OH$40,699$51,824$25,000
Wilmington University DE—$51,766—
National University CA$51,723——
Harding University AR$48,954$51,434$23,989
Ferris State University MI$40,922$51,396$24,250
Campbell University NC$42,028$51,126—
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA$42,491$51,082$25,000
Mercy University NY—$50,973—
University of Central Oklahoma OK$45,969$50,636$17,500
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$45,977$50,478—
Northern Kentucky University KY$48,555$49,989—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$49,804—$18,000
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$38,172$49,558$20,500
Capital University OH—$49,426—
Eastern Kentucky University KY—$49,272—
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE$48,956——
Point Loma Nazarene University CA$48,757——
Oakland University MI$48,022—$15,000
Roger Williams University RI$47,537——
Morehead State University KY$33,555$46,667$22,250
University of Central Arkansas AR$42,040$45,649—
Winthrop University SC$45,574——
Husson University ME$44,799—$27,000
College of the Ozarks MO$33,922$44,554—
Grand Canyon University AZ—$44,335—
Utah Valley University UT$43,914—$15,224
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$43,753—$17,035
Ashland University OH—$43,296—
Full Sail University FL$41,638$42,719$36,561
University of South Florida FL$42,377—$15,826
California State University-Long Beach CA$42,249—$15,000
California State University-Northridge CA$41,882—$11,047
Lee University TN$39,201$41,882$27,000
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL$42,718$41,861$19,355
Northern Michigan University MI$41,429——
Benedict College SC—$41,158—
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR$17,772$40,173—
Siena University NY$39,807—$26,000
Oral Roberts University OK$39,015——
Freed-Hardeman University TN$37,392——
Marshall University WV$36,417——
University of Southern Mississippi MS$35,454—$18,273
Dalton State College GA$35,171—$11,000
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon PR$18,735$31,189$10,644
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR—$27,248—
Pennsylvania Western University PA$26,169——
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus PR—$24,947—
University of Puerto Rico-Carolina PR—$18,739—