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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
41 University of Wisconsin - River Falls WI $40,708 $59,073 $75,010 $62,117
42 Metropolitan State University of Denver CO $44,560 $58,407 $75,634 $55,573
43 Arizona State University AZ $36,151 $58,284 $54,727
44 Ohio University OH $41,074 $58,183 $74,151 $64,576
45 Northern Arizona University AZ $37,808 $57,953 $72,498 $54,416
46 Missouri State University MO $37,707 $57,352 $75,801 $64,296
47 Central Connecticut State University CT $38,967 $57,147 $49,564
48 Georgia Southern University GA $39,133 $57,138 $68,595 $63,136
49 West Texas A&M University TX $39,405 $56,595 $69,751 $61,450
50 Bowling Green State University OH $39,486 $56,419 $72,734 $62,618
51 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire WI $38,544 $56,078 $77,093 $58,967
52 Minnesota State University Moorhead MN $41,138 $55,582 $59,067
53 Montana State University - Billings MT $38,596 $55,273 $62,548 $53,096
54 Appalachian State University NC $37,392 $55,124 $68,711 $56,364
55 SUNY at Fredonia NY $35,328 $54,993 $73,442 $41,661
56 University of Central Missouri MO $36,790 $54,615 $66,474 $61,228
57 Monmouth College IL $38,038 $54,589 $76,015 $59,465
58 University of Texas at El Paso TX $40,251 $54,487 $68,679 $59,161
59 Northwest Missouri State University MO $37,951 $54,322 $70,646 $60,899
60 University of Akron (The) OH $36,708 $53,725 $67,351 $59,628

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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.