Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

122

Schools

Master's

Credential Level

$60,313

National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min

$37,208

25th %ile

$48,628

Median

$57,318

75th %ile

$69,555

Max

$112,555

$37,208 $112,555

Top Schools for This Program

School Name	State	Completers	Median Earnings	Median Debt
Northwestern University	IL	50	$112,555	$54,057
CUNY City College	NY	36	$92,319	$41,000
Georgetown University	DC	165	$90,296	$49,149
University of Colorado Boulder	CO	9	$90,274	—
George Washington University	DC	62	$86,813	$51,254
Marist University	NY	36	$81,901	$20,656
DePaul University	IL	38	$74,574	$34,969
American University	DC	37	$74,450	$53,268
West Virginia University	WV	145	$73,601	$39,224
Boston University	MA	100	$73,098	$39,224
Trinity Washington University	DC	13	$72,618	—
University of Oregon	OR	28	$71,486	$29,606
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	38	$69,555	$47,657
Academy of Art University	CA	—	$67,687	—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	24	$66,406	—
School of Visual Arts	NY	27	$64,635	—
University of Southern California	CA	79	$63,585	$82,426
St. John's University-New York	NY	31	$62,869	—
University of Miami	FL	8	$61,860	—
Bellevue University	NE	13	$61,588	—
Florida State University	FL	44	$61,549	$31,020
Webster University	MO	20	$60,531	$59,664
Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	19	$59,417	—
Tufts University	MA	9	$58,673	—
Michigan State University	MI	12	$57,796	—
University of San Francisco	CA	—	$57,318	—
Emerson College	MA	23	$57,318	—
Sacred Heart University	CT	12	$56,837	—
Rider University	NJ	17	$55,964	—
California Baptist University	CA	10	$55,517	$23,171
Southern New Hampshire University	NH	142	$55,054	$44,769
Syracuse University	NY	152	$54,111	$71,289
Texas Tech University	TX	54	$53,585	$22,489
Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	28	$53,130	—
University of West Florida	FL	21	$52,014	—
Iona University	NY	11	$51,356	—
Drexel University	PA	17	$49,504	—
Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	10	$48,678	—
University of North Florida	FL	20	$48,628	—
Monmouth University	NJ	9	$48,432	—
University of Houston	TX	14	$48,432	—
Georgia Southern University	GA	28	$47,921	$33,507
Full Sail University	FL	64	$46,166	$38,253
Murray State University	KY	12	$44,971	—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	23	$44,924	$44,159
Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	18	$44,924	$44,159
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	14	$43,704	—
University of Mississippi	MS	19	$43,057	—
Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	9	$42,682	—
Kean University	NJ	11	$42,682	—
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon	PR	54	$42,020	$14,167
Hofstra University	NY	20	$37,208	$45,018

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.