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Master's · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's): earnings by school

50 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$64,876
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$81,298
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$38,662
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 30 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $71,664 and $89,760. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
School of Visual Arts NY—$126,448$73,881
Georgetown University DC$94,623$115,091$51,844
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$109,200——
George Washington University DC$82,780$101,932$41,000
American University DC$63,787$97,932$41,000
Northwestern University IL$81,217$96,250—
University of Colorado Boulder CO$91,173——
Boston University MA$69,990$90,212$40,006
Marist University NY$67,921$90,060$20,500
University of Southern California CA$66,277$89,760$79,378
California Baptist University CA$67,422$89,265$20,500
Syracuse University NY$66,584$87,500$60,545
Trinity Washington University DC—$86,961—
Hofstra University NY—$85,300—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$83,910——
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$83,910——
DePaul University IL$52,843$83,583$26,541
The University of Texas at Austin TX$52,414$83,467$41,000
CUNY City College NY$66,436$81,401—
Texas Tech University TX$77,145$81,195$20,500
University of Oregon OR$70,439$79,716$42,249
West Virginia University WV—$78,276$29,719
Temple University PA$77,601—$43,875
Florida State University FL$53,820$77,547$26,250
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$70,073$76,478$37,317
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$70,073$76,478$37,317
Sacred Heart University CT$65,070$71,686$31,500
Monmouth University NJ—$71,664—
St. John's University-New York NY$62,828$71,471$34,992
Southern New Hampshire University NH$57,777$70,574$28,700
Drexel University PA$66,063$70,518—
Webster University MO$54,256$67,174$56,894
The University of Alabama AL$66,448—$41,000
Emerson College MA$65,081—$41,000
Arkansas State University AR$64,683—$19,106
Michigan State University MI$62,399——
Quinnipiac University CT$62,157——
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$60,072——
Dallas Baptist University TX$58,764——
Bellevue University NE$56,950——
University of Mississippi MS$54,816—$40,938
Full Sail University FL$47,593$53,820$41,000
Rowan University NJ$53,420——
Liberty University VA$53,317——
Murray State University KY—$51,638—
Troy University AL$49,364—$27,705
Georgia Southern University GA$48,756——
The University of Tampa FL$47,465—$28,716
Iona University NY$45,072——
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon PR$34,119$43,120$11,334