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Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

329
schools offer it
12,713
grads per year
$58,729
median pay 5 yrs out
$53,071-$66,709
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH608$56,425
University of Texas at AustinD1TX487$79,337
Michigan State UniversityD1MI444$71,448
University of OregonD1OR430$71,111
University of FloridaD1FL381$72,397
Pennsylvania State UniversityD1PA349$77,241
Texas State UniversityD1TX318$57,471
University of AlabamaD1AL315$64,089
University of GeorgiaD1GA298$73,502
Boston UniversityD1MA297n/a
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX259$58,729
University of Nebraska-LincolnD1NE226$58,750
Florida International UniversityD1FL222$65,343
Syracuse UniversityD1NY218$83,644
Brigham Young UniversityD1UT202$71,225
University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesD1MN197n/a
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD1IL191$75,277
Rowan UniversityD3NJ184$57,437
University of South FloridaD1FL183n/a
University of South Carolina, ColumbiaD1SC183$66,664
Utah Valley UniversityD1UT183n/a
Kennesaw State UniversityD1GA170$64,501
Elon UniversityD1NC167n/a
University of HoustonD1TX158$57,785
Miami University (Ohio)D1OH151$79,160
DePaul UniversityD1IL147$68,064
University of Rhode IslandD1RI144$74,225
Grand Valley State UniversityD2MI140$55,205
University of KentuckyD1KY134$59,011
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleD1TN134$62,859
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ121$59,864
Loyola University ChicagoD1IL119$67,395
Ithaca CollegeD3NY119$66,212
Appalachian State UniversityD1NC111$55,221
Oklahoma State UniversityD1OK108$54,597
University of Central FloridaD1FL105$58,523
Howard UniversityD1DC96$67,881
University of TampaD2FL90$71,966
Auburn UniversityD1AL86$53,562
Florida State UniversityD1FL84$57,845
California State University, Dominguez HillsD2CA81$56,022
Iowa State UniversityD1IA80$63,153
Butler UniversityD1IN79$54,854
San Jose State UniversityD1CA78$75,904
Western Michigan UniversityD1MI78$57,951
University of OklahomaD1OK78$58,847
Pace UniversityD2NY69$68,352
Western Kentucky UniversityD1KY68$49,056
University of Texas at El PasoD1TX67$45,106
Illinois State UniversityD1IL65$62,349
Central Michigan UniversityD1MI65$60,505
Ball State UniversityD1IN64$54,927
Drake UniversityD1IA63$75,436
Suffolk UniversityD3MA60$66,709
University of Central OklahomaD2OK59$48,739
Siena UniversityD1NY55n/a
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA54n/a
Quinnipiac UniversityD1CT54$73,088
Georgia Southern UniversityD1GA53$57,561
Bradley UniversityD1IL52$56,266
Kent State UniversityD1OH52$59,496
University of Wisconsin-River FallsD3WI52n/a
Chapman UniversityD3CA50$75,336
Southeast Missouri State UniversityD1MO47$67,273
Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaD2PA46$50,649
Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaD2PA46$50,649
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaD2PA46$50,649
Murray State UniversityD1KY45$44,245
University of MemphisD1TN45$58,237
Emerson CollegeD3MA44$63,073
St. John's University (New York)D1NY42$65,272
State University of New York at OneontaD3NY42$58,896
State University of New York at OswegoD3NY42$58,896
Drexel UniversityD1PA42$66,750
Central Connecticut State UniversityD1CT40$62,580
Hofstra UniversityD1NY40$72,155
George Washington UniversityD1DC39$98,321
Harding UniversityD2AR37$50,607
Florida Southern CollegeD2FL36$58,724
University of Northern IowaD1IA36$57,636
San Diego State UniversityD1CA34$69,123
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireD3WI34n/a
University of Louisiana at LafayetteD1LA32$38,270
University of AkronD1OH32$53,071
California Baptist UniversityD1CA31$46,015
Biola UniversityD2CA30$62,319
Wayne State University (Michigan)D2MI29$58,814
Missouri State UniversityD1MO29$62,059
Montclair State UniversityD3NJ29n/a
Susquehanna UniversityD3PA29$52,169
North Dakota State UniversityD1ND27$58,541
The State University of New York at FredoniaD3NY26$50,633
Clemson UniversityD1SC26$71,968
University of ScrantonD3PA25$67,156
Utah State UniversityD1UT25$61,674
California Lutheran UniversityD3CA24n/a
Florida A&M UniversityD1FL24$39,897
Endicott CollegeD3MA23$64,780
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshD3WI23$60,672
Flagler CollegeD2FL22$53,353
Eastern Illinois UniversityD1IL22$59,401
Otterbein UniversityD3OH22$63,902
South Dakota State UniversityD1SD22$50,823
The University of Southern MississippiD1MS21n/a
Wingate UniversityD2NC21$60,460
Loras CollegeD3IA20$58,304
Morehead State UniversityD1KY20$41,264
Morgan State UniversityD1MD20$44,139
University of Central ArkansasD1AR18$48,074
Boise State UniversityD1ID18n/a
Ferris State UniversityD2MI18$53,599
Rider UniversityD1NJ18$66,886
Point Park UniversityD2PA18$58,670
Lee UniversityD2TN18$43,634
Oakland UniversityD1MI17n/a
Seton Hall UniversityD1NJ17$70,802
Canisius UniversityD1NY17n/a
Buffalo State, State University of New YorkD3NY17n/a
Bowling Green State UniversityD1OH17$59,879
Lipscomb UniversityD1TN17n/a