PlainCollege

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

410
Schools
Bachelor's
Credential Level
$57,206
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$49,016
25th %ile
$51,494
Median
$56,527
75th %ile
$61,399
Max
$86,425
$49,016 $86,425

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
University of San Francisco CA 32 $86,425 $24,000
American University DC 105 $75,287 $26,442
George Washington University DC 38 $73,497 $23,250
School of Visual Arts NY — $72,116 —
Syracuse University NY 232 $71,592 $24,375
University of Southern California CA 100 $70,999 $19,500
Texas Christian University TX 105 $66,005 $23,668
The University of Texas at Austin TX 567 $65,345 $20,402
Southern Methodist University TX 98 $65,215 $19,500
Miami University-Hamilton OH 6 $65,121 $23,500
Miami University-Middletown OH 0 $65,121 $23,500
Miami University-Oxford OH 183 $65,121 $23,500
Pepperdine University CA 109 $64,905 $24,112
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK 87 $64,730 $20,718
Carthage College WI 5 $63,282 —
San Jose State University CA 100 $63,191 —
University of Rhode Island RI 83 $62,762 $22,214
Gonzaga University WA 36 $62,725 $26,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL 245 $62,665 $21,875
University of Georgia GA 348 $62,187 $18,750
San Diego State University CA 31 $62,118 $16,111
University of Miami FL 144 $61,959 $17,000
University of Portland OR 28 $61,776 $17,509
Manhattan University NY 17 $61,402 $21,500
Fashion Institute of Technology NY 282 $61,399 $20,500
Pace University NY 104 $61,347 $24,525
Quinnipiac University CT 69 $61,306 $23,250
Hofstra University NY 56 $60,872 $23,250
Academy of Art University CA — $60,689 —
Assumption University MA 17 $60,628 $27,000
University of Oregon OR 477 $60,519 $20,500
Emerson College MA 28 $60,272 $23,719
Chapman University CA 62 $60,270 $22,250
Seattle University WA — $60,075 —
St. John's University-New York NY 81 $59,577 $26,000
University of Florida FL 394 $58,636 $15,321
University of Florida-Online FL 52 $58,636 $15,321
Endicott College MA 20 $58,417 $24,000
DePaul University IL 189 $58,268 $22,332
Brigham Young University UT 243 $58,056 $11,974
North Central College IL 10 $58,050 $20,649
Drake University IA 49 $58,012 $21,500
Long Island University NY 11 $57,986 —
Mount Saint Mary College NY 8 $57,973 —
Michigan State University MI 517 $57,693 $22,605
The University of Tampa FL 75 $57,182 $23,375
Coe College IA 9 $57,149 —
Ithaca College NY 157 $56,952 $23,125
Marquette University WI 119 $56,772 $24,286
Suffolk University MA 80 $56,527 $26,012
Loyola University Chicago IL 121 $56,347 $23,250
University of Scranton PA 24 $55,313 $26,000
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY 14 $54,719 $24,390
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC 243 $54,570 $22,990
Otterbein University OH 20 $54,544 $20,500
Central Washington University WA 29 $54,237 $20,250
The University of Alabama AL 371 $54,063 $24,889
Rider University NJ 24 $53,996 $25,000
Temple University PA 314 $53,863 $23,827
Illinois State University IL 80 $53,696 $21,500
Eastern Michigan University MI 20 $53,615 $26,590
Iowa State University IA 130 $53,543 $23,125
Kent State University at Kent OH 64 $53,234 $24,417
Belmont University TN 28 $53,117 —
Utah State University UT 30 $53,112 —
Rowan University NJ 163 $52,670 $18,159
Wayne State University MI 28 $52,584 $24,055
Northwood University MI 15 $52,483 $18,250
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN 114 $51,859 $21,119
York College of Pennsylvania PA 14 $51,838 $25,250
University of Northwestern-St Paul MN 14 $51,835 —
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE 221 $51,687 $22,102
Texas Tech University TX 262 $51,556 $20,250
University of Kentucky KY 153 $51,501 $23,000
Central Michigan University MI 117 $51,494 $27,000
Lynn University FL 16 $51,425 —
Auburn University AL 86 $51,387 $23,000
Ball State University IN 94 $51,378 $23,250
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK 122 $51,274 $21,250
Southern New Hampshire University NH 498 $51,272 $19,790
Southeast Missouri State University MO 58 $51,191 $24,908
Florida State University FL 109 $51,082 $14,442
The University of Texas at Arlington TX — $50,879 $19,362
Texas State University TX 315 $50,780 $19,536
Point Park University PA 23 $50,769 $27,000
Xavier University OH 36 $50,739 $26,515
Northwest University WA — $50,582 —
Marietta College OH 4 $50,501 —
State University of New York at Oswego NY 46 $50,322 $23,750
Wingate University NC 31 $50,211 $21,629
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN 1 $50,192 —
Florida Southern College FL 49 $49,986 $25,710
University of Vermont VT 63 $49,967 $21,070
Grand Valley State University MI 152 $49,854 $25,000
University of Houston TX 154 $49,794 $18,750
Franklin University OH 22 $49,680 $26,332
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND 44 $49,456 $21,968
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN 16 $49,415 $19,042
Loras College IA 12 $49,138 $26,290
Duquesne University PA 59 $49,016 $23,250

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.