Bachelor's Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. 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 177 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 2Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$11,97568%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 3Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$12,00055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 4Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico$12,37558%—$13k$32k52%4,442< 1 mi 5California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,00093%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 6Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$13,84924%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 7San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$17,03836%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 8University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$17,08243%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 9University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$17,43924%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 10University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida$17,43961%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 11Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana$17,653——$17k$44k30%2,626662 mi 12University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$18,00019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 13Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$18,49388%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 14University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$18,75040%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 15University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$19,43378%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 16Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$19,43973%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 17University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$19,50080%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 18Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$19,75063%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 19Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan$20,25065%—$27k$63k63%1,97418 mi 20University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$20,25110%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 21Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$20,50087%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 22University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$20,71877%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 23University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$20,82889%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 24Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$20,84790%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 25The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$20,99527%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 26University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$21,09693%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 27Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California$21,10474%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 28The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$21,36842%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 29West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$21,41999%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 30Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas$21,50073%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 31University of OregonEugene, Oregon$21,50088%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 32Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina$21,50090%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 33University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma$21,50078%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 34Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York$21,50060%—$19k$63k81%7,6371 mi 35Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$21,62590%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 36Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$21,76489%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 37University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$21,78738%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 38The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$22,000100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 39Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$22,06275%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 40Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky$22,25086%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 41Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina$22,25087%—$25k$55k61%2,68086 mi 42Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$22,31259%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 43Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$22,50088%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 44Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio$22,51981%1117$24k$48k64%12,81226 mi 45Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$22,58091%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 46Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut$22,62573%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 47Chapman UniversityOrange, California$22,62565%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 48The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$22,63980%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 49California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$22,71885%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 50University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas$22,80089%1118$17k$46k54%7,762349 mi 51University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$23,00072%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 52California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$23,01246%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 53Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey$23,12578%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 54Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, Florida$23,12581%1084$31k$49k56%2,3911 mi 55University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$23,25042%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 56Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama$23,25046%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 57George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$23,25047%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 58Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas$23,25082%1090$12k$43k55%9,110378 mi 59Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$23,25072%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 60University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$23,25062%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 61Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York$23,25069%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 62George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon$23,25094%1197$32k$60k72%2,69946 mi 63Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$23,25064%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 64Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri$23,25058%1218$21k$41k62%1,383437 mi 65University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$23,25887%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 66Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$23,32991%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 67Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$23,34291%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 68Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina$23,37538%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 69SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York$23,45078%1250$16k$54k50%2,7553 mi 70Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois$23,74565%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 71University of HoustonHouston, Texas$23,80074%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 72Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio$23,80085%1220$19k$53k68%2,15790 mi 73Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$23,87986%1160$15k$52k62%13,988131 mi 74Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$23,89985%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 75University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin$24,00087%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi 76Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York$24,00068%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 77Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky$24,00077%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 mi 78University of VermontBurlington, Vermont$24,12565%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 79Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$24,14844%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 80Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky$24,22568%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 81University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$24,25060%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 82DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$24,50076%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 83Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island$24,50088%1050$31k$43k55%3,8681 mi 84Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island$24,50091%—$20k$43k0%2,2021 mi 85University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$24,62593%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 86Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts$24,62551%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 87Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$24,69361%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 88Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$24,69391%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 89Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania$24,69398%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 90Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania$24,69398%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 91Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$24,75089%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 92Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan$24,75580%1066$15k$52k46%10,05524 mi 93Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, Michigan$24,90069%954$17k$58k39%1,49530 mi 94Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$24,97588%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 95State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York$24,97578%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 96The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$25,00077%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 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.