Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 171 colleges. National median: $47,537, rising to $62,087 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Syracuse University	NY	$63,858	$90,535	$24,250
2	George Washington University	DC	$63,370	$85,459	$19,500
3	University of Southern California	CA	$63,165	$87,946	$12,125
4	Endicott College	MA	$61,742	$77,253	$26,675
5	Brigham Young University	UT	$59,229	$80,841	$11,000
6	Texas Christian University	TX	$59,088	$71,186	$19,500
7	Xavier University	OH	$57,978	$60,642	$21,500
8	Chapman University	CA	$57,836	$80,139	$22,500
9	Gonzaga University	WA	$56,662	$69,977	—
10	Southern Methodist University	TX	$56,398	$89,330	$17,375
11	Pepperdine University	CA	$56,348	$81,417	$20,549
12	Otterbein University	OH	$56,346	$58,065	—
13	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$55,985	$76,246	$24,218
14	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$55,985	$76,246	$24,218
15	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$55,985	$76,246	$24,218
16	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$55,985	$76,246	$24,218
17	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$55,871	$80,221	$19,248
18	Assumption University	MA	$55,824	$74,900	$26,000
19	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$55,788	$83,451	$16,000
20	Boston University	MA	$55,505	—	$17,375
21	American University	DC	$55,454	$78,410	$21,187
22	Franklin University	OH	$55,132	$64,101	$21,376
23	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	$54,655	$79,710	$19,500
24	Miami University-Middletown	OH	$54,655	$79,710	$19,500
25	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$54,655	$79,710	$19,500
26	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$54,198	$68,942	$23,250
27	Howard University	DC	$54,181	$67,881	$23,250
28	University of North Texas	TX	$54,081	—	—
29	Pace University	NY	$53,937	$79,376	$22,125
30	University of Georgia	GA	$53,688	$74,531	$17,450
31	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$52,972	$59,927	—
32	St. John's University-New York	NY	$52,463	$67,728	$19,500
33	Washington State University	WA	$52,097	$67,647	$17,500
34	Butler University	IN	$52,061	$75,382	$22,500
35	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$51,754	$71,669	—
36	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$51,754	$71,669	—
37	National University	CA	$51,723	—	—
38	Michigan State University	MI	$51,683	$69,300	$19,500
39	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$51,590	$74,779	$19,000
40	University of Central Missouri	MO	$51,153	$61,784	$19,108
41	DePaul University	IL	$51,067	$71,045	$19,666
42	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$50,916	$59,801	$19,916
43	University of Florida	FL	$50,901	$69,600	$13,471
44	University of Florida-Online	FL	$50,901	$69,600	$13,471
45	Texas Tech University	TX	$50,849	$62,247	$19,500
46	Hofstra University	NY	$50,759	$66,780	$21,000
47	University of Oregon	OR	$50,648	$73,410	$19,468
48	University of Scranton	PA	$50,641	$53,762	$25,000
49	Marquette University	WI	$50,396	$64,978	$19,500
50	Wingate University	NC	$50,297	$54,129	$19,750
51	Quinnipiac University	CT	$50,140	$73,547	$20,500
52	University of San Francisco	CA	$50,062	$81,285	$19,500
53	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	$50,024	$54,656	$22,000
54	Drexel University	PA	$49,873	$66,750	$27,000
55	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$49,839	$63,314	$19,500
56	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$49,804	—	$18,000
57	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$49,640	$65,248	$20,500
58	Loras College	IA	$49,537	$62,087	—
59	University of Miami	FL	$49,501	$82,999	$15,250
60	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$49,482	$77,025	$27,000
61	Johnson & Wales University-Online	RI	$49,482	$77,025	$27,000
62	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	$49,314	$58,082	$21,500
63	Nebraska Wesleyan University	NE	$48,956	—	—
64	Harding University	AR	$48,954	$51,434	$23,989
65	Seton Hall University	NJ	$48,820	$70,802	—
66	Kennesaw State University	GA	$48,784	$64,501	$19,950
67	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	$48,757	—	—
68	San Diego State University	CA	$48,750	$67,414	$13,100
69	University of Rhode Island	RI	$48,688	$72,328	$20,500
70	Iowa State University	IA	$48,560	$62,965	$19,500
71	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$48,555	$49,989	—
72	Central Washington University	WA	$48,313	$66,538	—
73	Ithaca College	NY	$48,302	$68,029	$22,918
74	Auburn University	AL	$48,211	$67,413	$23,000
75	University of Kentucky	KY	$48,202	$62,754	$19,500
76	University of Vermont	VT	$48,141	$65,706	$19,500
77	Oakland University	MI	$48,022	—	$15,000
78	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$48,001	$64,067	$18,750
79	Suffolk University	MA	$47,892	$66,709	$27,000
80	Grand Valley State University	MI	$47,798	$57,599	$21,562
81	Emerson College	MA	$47,775	$59,301	$20,500
82	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$47,765	$61,145	$21,500
83	South Dakota State University	SD	$47,728	$67,607	$22,250
84	Florida State University	FL	$47,631	$65,941	$12,375
85	Fashion Institute of Technology	NY	$47,605	$69,954	$19,500
86	Roger Williams University	RI	$47,537	—	—
87	Central Michigan University	MI	$47,418	$59,522	$27,000
88	Belmont University	TN	$47,279	$67,040	—
89	Temple University	PA	$47,170	$67,840	$25,000
90	Drake University	IA	$47,102	$63,302	$21,750
91	University of Idaho	ID	$47,073	$56,032	$19,150
92	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$46,735	$60,672	—
93	The University of Alabama	AL	$46,569	$68,227	$23,201
94	Western Michigan University	MI	$46,467	$64,127	$25,000
95	Eastern Illinois University	IL	$46,444	$59,401	$23,954
96	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$46,035	$55,863	$18,625
97	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$45,977	$50,478	—
98	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$45,969	$50,636	$17,500
99	Cleveland State University	OH	$45,818	$55,174	$20,156
100	The University of Tampa	FL	$45,672	$63,368	$21,125
101	Central Connecticut State University	CT	$45,638	$62,580	$22,750
102	Winthrop University	SC	$45,574	$54,893	—
103	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$45,335	$76,148	$17,250
104	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$45,165	$70,583	$27,000
105	Loyola University New Orleans	LA	$45,108	$53,240	$26,000
106	Florida Southern College	FL	$45,097	$52,796	$25,000
107	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	$45,068	$58,888	—
108	Florida International University	FL	$44,918	$65,343	$15,500
109	Husson University	ME	$44,799	$44,999	$27,000
110	Point Park University	PA	$44,784	$55,545	—
111	University of Portland	OR	$44,707	$62,264	—
112	Duquesne University	PA	$44,644	$64,538	$23,125
113	University of Central Florida	FL	$44,565	$62,140	$13,875
114	University of Memphis	TN	$44,530	$58,237	$25,000
115	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$44,524	$60,390	$16,312
116	Lindenwood University	MO	$44,407	$55,003	—
117	Bradley University	IL	$44,387	$58,515	$25,000
118	Franklin College	IN	$44,252	$54,298	$27,000
119	Susquehanna University	PA	$44,106	$61,423	$27,000
120	Texas State University	TX	$44,073	$59,009	$20,500
121	Illinois State University	IL	$43,959	$67,752	$18,750
122	Utah Valley University	UT	$43,914	—	$15,224
123	Columbia College Chicago	IL	$43,908	$66,798	$24,225
124	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	$43,753	—	$17,035
125	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$43,233	$56,381	$25,000
126	Flagler College	FL	$43,228	$53,353	—
127	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$43,064	$58,675	$21,000
128	SUNY at Fredonia	NY	$43,037	$58,820	$26,000
129	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	$42,985	$53,036	—
130	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$42,879	$59,864	$19,500
131	Ball State University	IN	$42,818	$60,686	$21,375
132	Georgia Southern University	GA	$42,793	$64,934	$23,250
133	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	$42,718	$41,861	$19,355
134	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$42,532	$56,319	$20,500
135	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	$42,491	$51,082	$25,000
136	Rowan University	NJ	$42,398	$62,661	$19,500
137	University of South Florida	FL	$42,377	—	$15,826
138	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$42,249	—	$15,000
139	Western Kentucky University	KY	$42,209	$53,839	$21,500
140	Wayne State University	MI	$42,048	$59,025	$25,000
141	University of Central Arkansas	AR	$42,040	$45,649	—
142	Campbell University	NC	$42,028	$51,126	—
143	Biola University	CA	$41,963	$62,319	$22,875
144	California State University-Northridge	CA	$41,882	—	$11,047
145	Webster University	MO	$41,774	$54,217	—
146	Rider University	NJ	$41,685	$63,612	$25,750
147	Full Sail University	FL	$41,638	$42,719	$36,561
148	Murray State University	KY	$41,538	$58,265	$22,250
149	Northern Michigan University	MI	$41,429	—	—
150	Appalachian State University	NC	$41,187	$55,671	$18,031
151	Utah State University	UT	$41,184	$61,674	—
152	Ferris State University	MI	$40,922	$51,396	$24,250
153	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$40,699	$51,824	$25,000
154	University of Akron Wayne College	OH	$40,699	$51,824	$25,000
155	University of Southern Indiana	IN	$40,448	$54,422	—
156	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$40,392	$60,218	$24,936
157	Siena University	NY	$39,807	—	$26,000
158	Lee University	TN	$39,201	$41,882	$27,000
159	University of Houston	TX	$39,143	$60,180	$14,475
160	Oral Roberts University	OK	$39,015	—	—
161	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$38,172	$49,558	$20,500
162	Freed-Hardeman University	TN	$37,392	—	—
163	Morgan State University	MD	$37,209	$55,169	$27,720
164	Marshall University	WV	$36,417	—	—
165	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$35,454	—	$18,273
166	Dalton State College	GA	$35,171	—	$11,000
167	College of the Ozarks	MO	$33,922	$44,554	—
168	Morehead State University	KY	$33,555	$46,667	$22,250
169	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$26,169	—	—
170	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon	PR	$18,735	$31,189	$10,644
171	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	PR	$17,772	$40,173	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates earn?

The median college reports $47,537 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication and $62,087 four years after. The highest is $63,858 at Syracuse University.

How much student debt do public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,000 at the typical college.