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Best Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 69 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
21 University of Alabama AL $40,142 $62,871 $77,557 $71,282
22 Ball State University IN $39,281 $62,818 $69,489
23 University of Texas at San Antonio TX $45,790 $62,344 $76,071 $67,692
24 Augsburg University MN $46,663 $62,322 $71,728 $66,230
25 Texas State University TX $40,126 $62,235 $79,982 $67,573
26 University of North Texas TX $43,441 $61,969 $77,016 $67,284
27 University of South Carolina - Columbia SC $40,319 $61,474 $75,020 $64,574
28 Winona State University MN $35,024 $61,397 $70,012 $65,247
29 State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY $38,207 $61,155 $85,242 $46,330
30 Iowa State University of Science & Technology IA $40,673 $61,142 $76,823 $68,545
31 Wright State University OH $43,384 $60,837 $60,095 $67,522
32 Hampton University VA $38,682 $60,837 $80,472 $59,353
33 State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) NY $36,584 $60,099 $71,633 $45,530
34 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN $38,787 $60,004 $73,565 $63,766
35 Kent State University OH $39,210 $59,943 $78,910 $66,529
36 Lewis University IL $34,727 $59,848 $61,630 $65,194
37 Sam Houston State University TX $41,830 $59,402 $70,870 $64,497
38 Salem State University MA $40,808 $59,267 $79,495 $39,991
39 Oklahoma State University OK $39,809 $59,245 $81,671 $68,730
40 University of Northern Iowa IA $41,782 $59,245 $74,545 $66,418

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.