On-campus Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor’s degree
220 programs — 121 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, ordered by median debt against median earnings — lowest first.
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Hide for-profit collegesWhat our data shows about for-profit collegesAcross the creative fields on this site, students at private for-profit institutions borrow 27% more than students at public ones ($29,332 against $23,033) and earn 15% less four years after completing ($38,361 against $45,110).The combined effect is severe. Median debt at a for-profit equals 70% of a graduate’s annual earnings, against 47% at a public institution. And 10% of for-profit programs leave graduates owing more than they earn in a year — against 1% of public ones. Ten times the rate.This is a pattern across 212 for-profit programs, not a handful of outliers, and it holds in every creative field we cover. It does not mean no for-profit program is worth taking: some appear high in our best-value rankings, and this filter hides those too. It means the odds are materially worse, and the burden of proof sits with the school.Figures are medians computed from the College Scorecard and IPEDS data behind every table on this site.
| Institution | Programcredential and delivery | at completion | 4 yrs after | Median federal loan debt at completion, divided by median earnings four years later. It answers a single question: how much of one year’s income do you owe on the day you finish?Below 50% is generally considered manageable. Above 100% means graduates owe more than they earn in a year, and repayment on a standard ten-year plan starts to consume a serious share of income.Debt covers federal loans only, so real ratios are often worse. Both figures are medians — half of graduates fall on the wrong side of each. |
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| University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasPR · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $5,500 | $40,173 | 14% |
| Brigham Young UniversityUT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,974 | $80,841 | 15% |
| University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,000 | $82,999 | 20% |
| Southern Methodist UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementOrganizational Communication, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,500 | $89,330 | 22% |
| Florida State UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $14,442 | $65,941 | 22% |
| University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementInternational and Intercultural CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,500 | $87,946 | 22% |
| University of Colorado BoulderCO · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,500 | $74,779 | 25% |
| University of GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementPolitical CommunicationSports CommunicationHealth CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,750 | $74,531 | 25% |
| The University of Texas at AustinTX · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementOrganizational Communication, GeneralSports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,402 | $80,221 | 25% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Health CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,875 | $83,451 | 26% |
| Seton Hall UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,969 | $70,802 | 27% |
| Syracuse UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingPublic Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,375 | $90,535 | 27% |
| George Washington UniversityDC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Political CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementHealth CommunicationAdvertisingPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $85,459 | 27% |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,718 | $76,148 | 27% |
| Chapman UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Health CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,250 | $80,139 | 28% |
| University of OregonOR · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,500 | $73,410 | 28% |
| University of PortlandOR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Organizational Communication, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,509 | $62,264 | 28% |
| University of Central FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,883 | $62,140 | 29% |
| Rowan UniversityNJ · PublicRequest information → | Sports CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingPublic Relations/Image ManagementPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationHealth CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,159 | $62,661 | 29% |
| University of San FranciscoCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,000 | $81,285 | 30% |
| Pepperdine UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationInternational and Intercultural CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,112 | $81,417 | 30% |
| Central Washington UniversityWA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,250 | $66,538 | 30% |
| University of Northern IowaIA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,500 | $64,067 | 30% |
| University of Rhode IslandRI · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,214 | $72,328 | 31% |
| Pace UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,525 | $79,376 | 31% |
| Endicott CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,000 | $77,253 | 31% |
| University of HoustonTX · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Health CommunicationPublic Relations/Image ManagementAdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,750 | $60,180 | 31% |
| Quinnipiac UniversityCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $73,547 | 32% |
| Illinois State UniversityIL · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,500 | $67,752 | 32% |
| Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceRI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,500 | $77,025 | 32% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingCommunication Management and Strategic CommunicationsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,519 | $70,583 | 32% |
| Biola UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,000 | $62,319 | 32% |
| Central Connecticut State UniversityCT · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Organizational Communication, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,158 | $62,580 | 32% |
| Michigan State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationHealth CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,605 | $69,300 | 33% |
| Texas State UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,536 | $59,009 | 33% |
| Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,668 | $71,186 | 33% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,119 | $63,314 | 33% |
| American UniversityDC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Political CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,442 | $78,410 | 34% |
| Loyola University ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $68,942 | 34% |
| Drake UniversityIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,500 | $63,302 | 34% |
| Ithaca CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationOrganizational Communication, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,125 | $68,029 | 34% |
| Auburn UniversityAL · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,000 | $67,413 | 34% |
| Hofstra UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,250 | $66,780 | 35% |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherOrganizational Communication, GeneralSports CommunicationInternational and Intercultural CommunicationHealth CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,827 | $67,840 | 35% |
| Kennesaw State UniversityGA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Organizational Communication, GeneralTechnical and Scientific CommunicationInternational and Intercultural CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,660 | $64,501 | 35% |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingHealth CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,990 | $65,248 | 35% |
| Otterbein UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Health CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,500 | $58,065 | 35% |
| Flagler CollegeFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,956 | $53,353 | 36% |
| Baldwin Wallace UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,125 | $61,966 | 36% |
| Georgia Southern UniversityGA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Technical and Scientific CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $64,934 | 36% |
| Minnesota State University MoorheadMN · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementAdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,042 | $53,036 | 36% |
| University of Nebraska-LincolnNE · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationPublic Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,102 | $61,145 | 36% |
| South Dakota State UniversitySD · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,499 | $67,607 | 36% |
| Columbia College ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,225 | $66,798 | 36% |
| University of Wisconsin-OshkoshWI · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,166 | $60,672 | 37% |
| Iowa State UniversityIA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,125 | $62,965 | 37% |
| The University of TampaFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,375 | $63,368 | 37% |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,563 | $71,669 | 37% |
| Gonzaga UniversityWA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,000 | $69,977 | 37% |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementPolitical CommunicationHealth CommunicationOrganizational Communication, GeneralInternational and Intercultural CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,505 | $60,390 | 37% |
| Marquette UniversityWI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementCommunication Management and Strategic CommunicationsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,286 | $64,978 | 37% |
| Howard UniversityDC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $25,750 | $67,881 | 38% |
| SUNY at FredoniaNY · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Communication Management and Strategic CommunicationsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,325 | $58,820 | 38% |
| Ball State UniversityIN · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $60,686 | 38% |
| St. John's University-New YorkNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingInternational and Intercultural CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $67,728 | 38% |
| Suffolk UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingPublic Relations/Image ManagementInternational and Intercultural CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,012 | $66,709 | 39% |
| Rider UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Organizational Communication, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationPublic Relations/Image ManagementHealth CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,000 | $63,612 | 39% |
| Emerson CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Sports CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationPolitical CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,719 | $59,301 | 40% |
| Universidad del Sagrado CorazonPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $12,500 | $31,189 | 40% |
| North Dakota State University-Main CampusND · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,968 | $54,656 | 40% |
| Kent State University at KentOH · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,417 | $60,218 | 41% |
| Wayne State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,055 | $59,025 | 41% |
| SUNY College at PlattsburghNY · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:International and Intercultural CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,390 | $58,888 | 41% |
| University of Central MissouriMO · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $61,784 | 42% |
| Loras CollegeIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,290 | $62,087 | 42% |
| Bradley UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Sports CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationOrganizational Communication, GeneralAdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,000 | $58,515 | 43% |
| Lindenwood UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,718 | $55,003 | 43% |
| Grand Valley State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Health CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,000 | $57,599 | 43% |
| Xavier UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,515 | $60,642 | 44% |
| Ferris State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Sports CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementAdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,504 | $51,396 | 44% |
| Susquehanna UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationOrganizational Communication, GeneralPublic Relations/Image ManagementAdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $61,423 | 44% |
| Eastern Michigan UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,590 | $59,927 | 44% |
| University of Central ArkansasAR · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,500 | $45,649 | 45% |
| Central Michigan UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $59,522 | 45% |
| York College of PennsylvaniaPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Sports CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,250 | $55,197 | 46% |
| Metropolitan State University of DenverCO · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Technical and Scientific CommunicationPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,096 | $50,478 | 46% |
| Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Game Design and Development (BS) · Game Design and Development (MS) · Film and Animation (BFA) · Motion Picture Science (BS) · 3D Visualization (Digital Design) (BFA) · New Media Design (BFA) · Graphic Design (BFA) | $26,500 | $57,748 | 46% |
| University of Southern IndianaIN · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | $25,135 | $54,422 | 46% |
| University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,625 | $51,082 | 48% |
| University of ScrantonPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Communication Management and Strategic CommunicationsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $53,762 | 48% |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityKY · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,225 | $49,989 | 48% |
| Florida Southern CollegeFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Organizational Communication, GeneralSports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,710 | $52,796 | 49% |
| Franklin CollegeIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $54,298 | 50% |
| Harding UniversityAR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementAdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,767 | $51,434 | 52% |
| Capital UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Organizational Communication, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $49,426 | 55% |
| Morgan State UniversityMD · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $31,000 | $55,169 | 56% |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,000 | $41,861 | 62% |
| Lee UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $41,882 | 64% |
| Azusa Pacific UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,493 | — | — |
| Belmont UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Communication Management and Strategic CommunicationsBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $67,040 | — |
| California State University-Dominguez HillsCA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $13,375 | — | — |
| California State University-Long BeachCA · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,976 | — | — |
| College of the OzarksMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $44,554 | — |
| Drury UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Organizational Communication, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | — | — |
| George Fox UniversityOR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Organizational Communication, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,500 | — | — |
| Husson UniversityME · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | — | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $27,248 | — |
| Lewis UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Organizational Communication, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $59,981 | — |
| Mercy UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $50,973 | — |
| Meredith CollegeNC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | — | — |
| Oakland UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,950 | — | — |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Organizational Communication, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $56,435 | — |
| Roger Williams UniversityRI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | — | — |
| Simpson CollegeIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $61,219 | — |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $24,947 | — |
| University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaPR · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $18,739 | — |
| University of South FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:AdvertisingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $16,530 | — | — |
| Utica UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $55,344 | — |
| Webster UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementSports CommunicationCommunication Management and Strategic CommunicationsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $54,217 | — |
| West Texas A & M UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,250 | — | — |
| Winthrop UniversitySC · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | — | — |
| Adams State UniversityCO · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Adrian CollegeMI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Albion CollegeMI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Anderson UniversityIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Averett UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Sports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Barry UniversityFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Belhaven UniversityMS · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Boston UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementHealth CommunicationPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bushnell UniversityOR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Canisius UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Communication Management and Strategic CommunicationsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Colorado Christian UniversityCO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Concordia University Ann ArborMI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Concordia University-Saint PaulMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Communication Management and Strategic CommunicationsBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationSports CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Concordia University-WisconsinWI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Organizational Communication, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY Queens CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Curry CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Dominican UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Health CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Dordt UniversityIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| East Texas Baptist UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Communication Management and Strategic CommunicationsBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Organizational Communication, GeneralPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Elizabethtown CollegePA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Evangel UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Florida Memorial UniversityFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Gannon UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | AdvertisingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hood CollegeMD · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Huntington UniversityIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations/Image ManagementBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Indiana University-IndianapolisIN · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Public Relations/Image ManagementSports CommunicationHealth CommunicationTechnical and Scientific CommunicationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Johnson UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Kansas State UniversityKS · PublicRequest information → | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
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Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.