4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$59,442
Program median
Program + credential
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.: Master's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$58,380
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$23,709
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
17,245
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $41,943 | 75.5% | Available |
| Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, FL | Private nonprofit | $19,775 | Not available | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | Public | Not available | 0% | Available |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR | Public | $12,366 | 55.4% | Available |
| Ashland University Ashland, OH | Private nonprofit | $21,988 | 60.6% | Available |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA | Private nonprofit | $22,212 | 61.8% | Available |
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | Public | $14,940 | 62.3% | Available |
| Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | Private nonprofit | $17,550 | 33% | Available |
| Belmont University Nashville, TN | Private nonprofit | $33,147 | 70.7% | Available |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA | Private nonprofit | $31,495 | 67.6% | Available |
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| Brenau University Gainesville, GA | Private nonprofit | $18,924 | 32.9% | Available |
| Butler University Indianapolis, IN | Private nonprofit | $36,041 | 80.4% | Available |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | Private nonprofit | $26,285 | 61.9% | Available |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI | Private nonprofit | $22,992 | 74.1% | Available |
| Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | Public | $16,857 | 48.4% | Available |
| Chapman University Orange, CA | Private nonprofit | $46,555 | 81.9% | Available |
| Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | Public | $13,966 | 48.5% | Available |
| College of Charleston Charleston, SC | Public | $18,960 | 65.8% | Available |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | Public | $21,279 | 66.5% | Available |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $18,462 | 45.9% | Available |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI | Private nonprofit | $36,201 | 68.4% | Available |
| CUNY City College New York, NY | Public | $3,776 | 56.8% | Available |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $30,902 | 67.8% | Available |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $38,509 | 78.2% | Available |
| Drury University Springfield, MO | Private nonprofit | $20,831 | 61.8% | Available |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $37,730 | 77.5% | Available |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA | Public | $18,134 | 43.1% | Available |
| East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX | Private nonprofit | $23,911 | 47.1% | Available |
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | Public | $15,407 | 46.4% | Available |
| Emerson College Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $49,180 | 77.1% | Available |
| Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA | Public | $14,262 | 55.1% | Available |
| Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL | Private nonprofit | $35,639 | 63.5% | Available |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | Public | $11,297 | 85.6% | Available |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, FL | Private for-profit | $38,875 | 44.3% | Available |
| Gannon University Erie, PA | Private nonprofit | $22,553 | 66.4% | Available |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $36,586 | 84% | Available |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $40,815 | 94.8% | Available |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | Public | $15,267 | 54.9% | Available |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private nonprofit | $19,066 | 97.6% | Available |
| High Point University High Point, NC | Private nonprofit | $38,707 | 73.7% | Available |
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | Private nonprofit | $34,176 | 68.5% | Available |
| Idaho State University Pocatello, ID | Public | $12,193 | 39.4% | Available |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA | Public | $16,804 | 55.5% | Available |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Public | $11,668 | 54.5% | Available |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita, PR | Private nonprofit | $9,026 | 41.4% | Available |
| Iona University New Rochelle, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,188 | 56% | Available |
| Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | Private nonprofit | $33,926 | 76.2% | Available |
| Kean University Union, NJ | Public | $12,447 | 46.6% | Available |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | Public | $15,048 | 52.2% | Available |
| Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,480 | 66.7% | Available |
| Lasell University Newton, MA | Private nonprofit | $27,511 | 58.6% | Available |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 65.3% | Available |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | Private nonprofit | $19,638 | 49.3% | Available |
| Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,739 | 72.2% | Available |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | Public | $19,151 | 68.8% | Available |
| Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $23,696 | 59% | Available |
| Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY | Private nonprofit | $41,544 | 79.6% | Available |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $22,066 | 66.2% | Available |
| Mercer University Macon, GA | Private nonprofit | $23,847 | 69.6% | Available |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Public | $19,680 | 80.7% | Available |
| Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA | Public | $12,361 | 25.3% | Available |
| Mississippi College Clinton, MS | Private nonprofit | $27,712 | 59.3% | Available |
| Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS | Public | $9,686 | 26.8% | Available |
| Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ | Private nonprofit | $30,988 | 71.9% | Available |
| Montana State University Billings Billings, MT | Public | $16,524 | 30% | Available |
| Murray State University Murray, KY | Public | $9,096 | 61.3% | Available |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | Public | $17,303 | 84.8% | Available |
| Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK | Public | $12,710 | 35.4% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $19,169 | 50% | Available |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | Public | $21,637 | 65.5% | Available |
| Park University Parkville, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,032 | 38.4% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA | Public | $19,550 | 34.2% | Available |
| Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,942 | 58.5% | Available |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR | Private nonprofit | $13,192 | 48.6% | Available |
| Quincy University Quincy, IL | Private nonprofit | $20,359 | 45% | Available |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | Private nonprofit | $40,675 | 75.7% | Available |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ | Public | $18,173 | 69.8% | Available |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | Private nonprofit | $36,228 | 83.6% | Available |
| Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ | Private nonprofit | $24,792 | 61.3% | Available |
| Rollins College Winter Park, FL | Private nonprofit | $34,732 | 75.1% | Available |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | Public | $22,408 | 67.4% | Available |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $24,406 | 83.6% | Available |
| Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | Private nonprofit | $46,174 | 73.5% | Available |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | Public | $13,529 | 40.3% | Available |
| Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ | Private nonprofit | $12,199 | 58.3% | Available |
| School of Visual Arts New York, NY | Private for-profit | $57,914 | 75.7% | Available |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | Private nonprofit | $31,446 | 69.5% | Available |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | Public | $23,726 | 55.7% | Available |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA | Public | $13,154 | 45.4% | Available |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,345 | 49.4% | Available |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $40,892 | 84.3% | Available |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | Private nonprofit | $36,708 | 42.8% | Available |
| St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY | Private nonprofit | $27,074 | 66.7% | Available |
| St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,999 | 66.1% | Available |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private nonprofit | $13,807 | 91.9% | Available |
| State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY | Public | $18,809 | 71.6% | Available |
| State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY | Public | $16,236 | 60.4% | Available |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $29,618 | 60.9% | Available |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | Public | $11,346 | 33.3% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX | Public | $3,637 | 46.5% | Available |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | Public | $21,315 | 83.9% | Available |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | Private nonprofit | $36,660 | 85.5% | Available |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | Public | $19,070 | 68.7% | Available |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | Public | $22,420 | 73.4% | Available |
| The University of Tampa Tampa, FL | Private nonprofit | $36,211 | 63.7% | Available |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN | Public | $10,701 | 52.5% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $19,857 | 88.9% | Available |
| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,928 | 68.6% | Available |
| Towson University Towson, MD | Public | $17,413 | 69.5% | Available |
| Trinity Washington University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $9,302 | 49.3% | Available |
| Troy University Troy, AL | Public | $16,527 | 50.3% | Available |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | Private nonprofit | $39,998 | 93.5% | Available |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR | Private nonprofit | $7,051 | 31.4% | Available |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR | Private nonprofit | $12,924 | 52.1% | Available |
| University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT | Private nonprofit | $27,807 | 41.2% | Available |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | Public | $17,890 | 75.1% | Available |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | Public | $25,346 | 74.2% | Available |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | Private nonprofit | $29,533 | 80.2% | Available |
| University of Delaware Newark, DE | Public | $17,799 | 80.6% | Available |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $36,131 | 75.6% | Available |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | Public | $6,541 | 91.1% | Available |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | Private nonprofit | $30,282 | 54.4% | Available |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | Public | $14,276 | 64.6% | Available |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | Public | $10,542 | 33.2% | Available |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | $14,355 | 85.1% | Available |
| University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Private nonprofit | $21,602 | 55.8% | Available |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | Public | $18,059 | 68.8% | Available |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD | Public | $22,063 | 33.3% | Available |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Private nonprofit | $37,244 | 83.7% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | $16,778 | 85.3% | Available |
| University of Mississippi University, MS | Public | $13,314 | 71.7% | Available |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | Public | $20,109 | 70.6% | Available |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | Public | $10,154 | 69.2% | Available |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | Public | $15,649 | 60.7% | Available |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | Public | $15,901 | 67.9% | Available |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | Public | $22,182 | 71.7% | Available |
| University of Portland Portland, OR | Private nonprofit | $28,210 | 79.8% | Available |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Private nonprofit | $41,431 | 70.1% | Available |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL | Public | $9,812 | 76.8% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | Public | $21,708 | 49.1% | Available |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $29,155 | 76.4% | Available |
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | Public | $9,364 | 58.8% | Available |
| Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN | Private nonprofit | $18,578 | 70.4% | Available |
| Virginia State University Petersburg, VA | Public | $15,840 | 39.4% | Available |
| Washburn University Topeka, KS | Public | $15,280 | 53% | Available |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | Public | $14,971 | 60.5% | Available |
| Webster University Saint Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $27,047 | 64.4% | Available |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | Public | $15,634 | 64.7% | Available |
| Western New England University Springfield, MA | Private nonprofit | $27,290 | 64% | Available |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ | Public | $18,745 | 44% | Available |
| Winona State University Winona, MN | Public | $17,503 | 56.9% | Available |