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Bachelor's-12% vs national median91 grads tracked

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Franklin College of Indiana

Ranked 60th of 79 bachelor's programs in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,244
middle 50%: $31,566 – $53,040
Median · 5 years out
$55,261
middle 50%: $42,776 – $69,727
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Franklin College of Indiana's bachelor's program in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication earn a median $41,244 one year after graduating, rising to $55,261 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $62,871 for this field, ranking 60th of 79 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,640 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia Southern University
$57,138 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$56,419 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$56,078 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$55,582 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$55,273 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$55,124 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$54,589 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$54,487 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Franklin College of Indiana

Economics (Bachelor's)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$81,500 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,278 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,218 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out

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