Bachelor's Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-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 137 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico0.13×55%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 2Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.17×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 3California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.23×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 4George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.24×47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 5University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida0.24×19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 6Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.24×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 7University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.24×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 8University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida0.24×61%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 9San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.25×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 10Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas0.26×63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 11University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California0.26×62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 12The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.26×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 13American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.28×62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 14University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.29×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 15University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia0.30×38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 16Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas0.30×44%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 17Chapman UniversityOrange, California0.30×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 18University of OregonEugene, Oregon0.30×88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 19Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa0.31×64%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 20University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.31×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 21University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island0.31×72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 22Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York0.31×46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 23Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio0.32×75%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 24Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio0.32×——$11k$55k25%2,043164 mi 25Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio0.32×——$11k$55k32%837150 mi 26Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut0.32×72%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 27Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0.32×61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 28Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0.32×91%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 29Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania0.32×98%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 30Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania0.32×98%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 31University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida0.32×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 32University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0.32×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 33Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York0.32×60%—$19k$63k81%7,6371 mi 34Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan0.33×65%—$27k$63k63%1,97418 mi 35Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York0.33×68%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 36Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan0.33×85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 37The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee0.34×42%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 38Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island0.34×88%1050$31k$43k55%3,8681 mi 39Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island0.34×91%—$20k$43k0%2,2021 mi 40Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California0.34×63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 41The University of TampaTampa, Florida0.35×40%—$36k$59k64%10,5721 mi 42Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York0.35×69%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 43University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma0.35×77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 44DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois0.36×76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 45Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois0.36×88%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 46Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington0.36×82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 47University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina0.36×60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 48Pace UniversityNew York, New York0.37×76%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 49Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts0.37×83%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 50University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa0.37×93%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 51Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas0.37×73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 52Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.37×82%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 53Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri0.37×74%950$16k$44k58%6,373320 mi 54Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio0.37×85%1220$19k$53k68%2,15790 mi 55Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey0.37×79%1227$25k$62k61%3,10624 mi 56Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri0.38×91%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 57Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio0.38×81%1117$24k$48k64%12,81226 mi 58Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas0.38×89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 59University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania0.39×81%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi 60Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina0.39×90%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 61The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama0.39×77%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 62Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts0.39×51%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 63Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin0.39×81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 64Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa0.39×89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 65The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.40×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 66Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona0.40×90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 67University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska0.40×87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 68North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois0.40×77%1213$21k$60k64%2,42828 mi 69Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey0.40×78%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 70Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma0.40×75%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 71Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota0.41×59%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 72Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.41×80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 73St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York0.41×83%1244$30k$70k66%9,4774 mi 74University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.41×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 75University of VermontBurlington, Vermont0.41×65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 76Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts0.42×71%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 77University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky0.42×93%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 78Wingate UniversityWingate, North Carolina0.42×91%1111$21k$53k46%2,668126 mi 79Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio0.42×86%1099$21k$45k64%19,32031 mi 80Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan0.42×91%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 81Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0.42×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 82York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania0.42×74%1162$19k$61k64%3,26542 mi 83Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York0.43×67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 84North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota0.43×95%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 85Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico0.43×58%—$13k$32k52%4,442< 1 mi 86Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama0.43×46%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 87Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia0.43×88%1053$15k$53k55%21,79053 mi 88Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana0.43×86%1160$15k$52k62%13,988131 mi 89State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York0.44×78%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 90University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma0.44×78%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 91State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York0.44×81%1187$16k$58k60%5,4731 mi 92Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, Florida0.44×64%1252$29k$55k71%2,65630 mi 93Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan0.45×90%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 94Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania0.45×84%1276$38k$75k77%5,350110 mi 95Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio0.45×86%1217$33k$65k69%4,207176 mi 96Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan0.45×80%1066$15k$52k46%10,05524 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.