What Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $62,871 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	University of Colorado BoulderCO	$47,550	$85,274	—	+36%
2	Miami UniversityOH	$50,611	$81,760	$110,004	+30%
3	University of Texas at AustinTX	$52,332	$81,061	$112,664	+29%
4	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL	$47,959	$78,953	$115,999	+26%
5	Pennsylvania State University (The)PA	$47,410	$78,752	$105,989	+25%
6	Quinnipiac UniversityCT	$47,089	$78,691	$111,405	+25%
7	Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY	$46,365	$74,419	$99,554	+18%
8	University of OklahomaOK	$45,437	$73,143	$93,789	+16%
9	University of OregonOR	$44,298	$72,452	$94,989	+15%
10	University of GeorgiaGA	$44,444	$72,343	$96,186	+15%
11	Loyola University ChicagoIL	$45,705	$72,294	$98,141	+15%
12	Elmhurst UniversityIL	$56,877	$70,944	$86,929	+13%
13	Penn State World CampusPA	$49,464	$68,702	—	+9%
14	Butler UniversityIN	$45,751	$67,226	—	+7%
15	Texas Tech UniversityTX	$41,376	$66,216	$87,430	+5%
16	College of Saint ScholasticaMN	$43,722	$65,986	—	+5%
17	Dominican UniversityIL	$44,263	$65,035	$97,751	+3%
18	Kennesaw State UniversityGA	$42,084	$64,734	$69,154	+3%
19	University of Texas at ArlingtonTX	$46,270	$64,280	$77,742	+2%
20	University of HoustonTX	$41,674	$63,978	$79,787	+2%
21	Illinois State UniversityIL	$41,885	$63,807	$81,094	+1%
22	Concordia College - MoorheadMN	$44,398	$63,451	$91,143	+1%
23	Weber State UniversityUT	$42,371	$63,004	$76,958	0%
24	University of AlabamaAL	$40,142	$62,871	$77,557	0%
25	Ball State UniversityIN	$39,281	$62,818	—	0%
26	University of Texas at San AntonioTX	$45,790	$62,344	$76,071	-1%
27	Augsburg UniversityMN	$46,663	$62,322	$71,728	-1%
28	Texas State UniversityTX	$40,126	$62,235	$79,982	-1%
29	University of North TexasTX	$43,441	$61,969	$77,016	-1%
30	Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO	$38,649	$61,594	—	-2%
31	University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC	$40,319	$61,474	$75,020	-2%
32	Winona State UniversityMN	$35,024	$61,397	$70,012	-2%
33	State University of New York at PlattsburghNY	$38,207	$61,155	$85,242	-3%
34	Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA	$40,673	$61,142	$76,823	-3%
35	Wright State UniversityOH	$43,384	$60,837	$60,095	-3%
36	Hampton UniversityVA	$38,682	$60,837	$80,472	-3%
37	State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY	$36,584	$60,099	$71,633	-4%
38	Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN	$38,787	$60,004	$73,565	-5%
39	Kent State UniversityOH	$39,210	$59,943	$78,910	-5%
40	Lewis UniversityIL	$34,727	$59,848	$61,630	-5%
41	Sam Houston State UniversityTX	$41,830	$59,402	$70,870	-6%
42	Salem State UniversityMA	$40,808	$59,267	$79,495	-6%
43	University of Northern IowaIA	$41,782	$59,245	$74,545	-6%
44	Oklahoma State UniversityOK	$39,809	$59,245	$81,671	-6%
45	University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI	$40,708	$59,073	$75,010	-6%
46	University of Northwestern- St PaulMN	$36,931	$58,998	—	-6%
47	Metropolitan State University of DenverCO	$44,560	$58,407	$75,634	-7%
48	Arizona State UniversityAZ	$36,151	$58,284	—	-7%
49	Ohio UniversityOH	$41,074	$58,183	$74,151	-7%
50	Utah State UniversityUT	$34,701	$58,065	—	-8%
51	Northern Arizona UniversityAZ	$37,808	$57,953	$72,498	-8%
52	Missouri State UniversityMO	$37,707	$57,352	$75,801	-9%
53	Central Connecticut State UniversityCT	$38,967	$57,147	—	-9%
54	Georgia Southern UniversityGA	$39,133	$57,138	$68,595	-9%
55	West Texas A&M UniversityTX	$39,405	$56,595	$69,751	-10%
56	Bowling Green State UniversityOH	$39,486	$56,419	$72,734	-10%
57	University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI	$38,544	$56,078	$77,093	-11%
58	Minnesota State University MoorheadMN	$41,138	$55,582	—	-12%
59	Montana State University - BillingsMT	$38,596	$55,273	$62,548	-12%
60	Franklin College of IndianaIN	$41,244	$55,261	—	-12%
61	South Dakota State UniversitySD	$42,423	$55,228	—	-12%
62	Appalachian State UniversityNC	$37,392	$55,124	$68,711	-12%
63	SUNY at FredoniaNY	$35,328	$54,993	$73,442	-13%
64	University of Central MissouriMO	$36,790	$54,615	$66,474	-13%
65	Monmouth CollegeIL	$38,038	$54,589	$76,015	-13%
66	University of Texas at El PasoTX	$40,251	$54,487	$68,679	-13%
67	Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO	$37,951	$54,322	$70,646	-14%
68	University of Akron (The)OH	$36,708	$53,725	$67,351	-15%
69	University of Central OklahomaOK	$39,242	$53,696	—	-15%
70	Winthrop UniversitySC	$37,888	$52,920	$70,755	-16%
71	Cleveland State UniversityOH	$39,146	$52,670	$61,332	-16%
72	SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY	$34,032	$52,636	$65,132	-16%
73	Texas A&M University - CommerceTX	$39,884	$52,165	$62,278	-17%
74	University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI	$43,384	$51,223	—	-19%
75	University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA	$33,528	$51,083	$61,476	-19%
76	Youngstown State UniversityOH	$34,840	$50,767	$69,154	-19%
77	University of Southern IndianaIN	$35,652	$48,789	$61,189	-22%
78	Black Hills State UniversitySD	$36,980	$44,669	—	-29%
79	SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY	$32,393	$44,398	—	-29%
80	Fairfield UniversityCT	$52,636	—	—	—
81	Clemson UniversitySC	$50,311	—	—	—
82	University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN	$44,206	—	—	—
83	Eastern Illinois UniversityIL	$40,131	—	—	—
84	Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL	$38,509	—	—	—
85	Dalton State CollegeGA	$34,840	—	—	—
86	Missouri Western State UniversityMO	$32,582	—	—	—

Associate

national median $62,991 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY	$29,982	$62,991	$86,552	0%
2	St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN	$29,070	$41,630	$51,223	-34%
3	Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$31,252	$40,342	$46,663	-36%
4	Del Mar CollegeTX	$32,639	$38,967	—	-38%

Certificate (1-2 years)

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	University of CincinnatiOH	$40,628	$60,442	$81,200	—

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $62,949 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN	$37,132	$67,887	—	+8%
2	Northern Arizona UniversityAZ	$43,422	$62,949	$81,500	0%
3	University of Akron (The)OH	$43,670	$51,929	—	-18%
4	University of GeorgiaGA	$42,570	—	—	—