Bachelor's Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 188 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$54,93446%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 2Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$51,82863%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 3Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$51,43668%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 4Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts$51,11483%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 5Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$50,70075%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 6Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio$50,700——$11k$55k25%2,043164 mi 7Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio$50,700——$11k$55k32%837150 mi 8Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$50,58761%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 9Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$50,58791%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 10Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania$50,58798%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 11Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania$50,58798%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 12National UniversitySan Diego, California$50,070——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 13University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$50,04110%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 14American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$50,02662%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 15Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island$49,03388%1050$31k$43k55%3,8681 mi 16Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island$49,03391%—$20k$43k0%2,2021 mi 17North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois$48,54977%1213$21k$60k64%2,42828 mi 18Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana$48,225——$17k$60k35%6,656105 mi 19Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana$48,22589%1082$23k$60k67%1,974105 mi 20University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$48,06342%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 21Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$48,05344%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 22The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$47,97227%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 23Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts$47,90371%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 24Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$46,520100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 25Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio$46,518——$25k$52k11%5,562102 mi 26University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin$46,03987%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi 27Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$45,98863%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 28Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$45,82087%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 29University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$45,75977%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 30University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$45,32638%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 31University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$45,27593%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 32Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island$45,26988%1223$38k$70k69%3,946< 1 mi 33Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio$45,23570%1068$23k$54k60%1,585102 mi 34Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington$45,20983%1150$22k$55k71%6458 mi 35Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended EducationKirkland, Washington$45,209——$36k$55k50%4058 mi 36Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$45,15885%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 37Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$44,86382%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 38Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$44,49264%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 39Pace UniversityNew York, New York$44,48576%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 40San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$44,19736%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 41University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$43,91719%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 42Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$43,87488%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 43University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$43,75593%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 44Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$43,59172%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 45Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina$43,31838%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 46Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois$43,30882%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 47University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$42,97460%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 48Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$42,53089%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 49University of HoustonHouston, Texas$42,47274%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 50The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$42,44577%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 51Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri$42,42186%1102$27k$51k64%2,304262 mi 52Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio$42,29681%1117$24k$48k64%12,81226 mi 53University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$42,21878%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 54University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$42,18172%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 55The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$42,17342%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 56University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$42,16887%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 57University of OregonEugene, Oregon$42,15988%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 58University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$42,09924%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 59University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida$42,09961%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 60Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York$42,03068%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 61Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio$41,95886%1217$33k$65k69%4,207176 mi 62Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa$41,92586%1440$22k$59k63%1,227302 mi 63Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan$41,85765%—$27k$63k63%1,97418 mi 64Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky$41,84268%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 65The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$41,70380%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 66Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York$41,69683%1214$37k$49k49%1,577< 1 mi 67Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia$41,46069%1113$15k$58k52%41,254239 mi 68Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama$41,45846%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 69Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan$41,42080%1066$15k$52k46%10,05524 mi 70University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio$41,39660%1081$14k$47k52%9,05232 mi 71Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan$41,30681%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 72University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$41,27893%1173$28k$51k68%1,442128 mi 73DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$41,23476%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 74Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$41,16580%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 75Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$41,06024%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 76Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas$41,02373%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 77Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$40,97691%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 78Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa$40,938100%—$21k$58k68%1,083145 mi 79Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$40,86786%1099$21k$45k64%19,32031 mi 80Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas$40,81282%1090$12k$43k55%9,110378 mi 81Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$40,76274%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi 82Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$40,60273%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 83Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin$40,58381%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 84Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina$40,48779%1139$15k$47k57%3,523147 mi 85Wingate UniversityWingate, North Carolina$40,43891%1111$21k$53k46%2,668126 mi 86Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$40,41189%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 87Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware$40,408——$16k$54k20%7,9062 mi 88Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan$40,34690%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 89Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$40,29988%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 90Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$40,17891%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 91Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa$40,16764%1223$19k$57k66%1,164198 mi 92State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York$40,14378%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 93Chapman UniversityOrange, California$40,14165%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 94Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri$40,12774%950$16k$44k58%6,373320 mi 95University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee$39,81972%1088$12k$48k51%12,701322 mi 96South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$39,79598%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.