Best Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication - Top Salaries

#1

G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$52,107

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $47,727

Graduates: 42

Acceptance: 43.5%

#2

S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$49,344

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,606

Graduates: 44

Acceptance: 61.2%

#3

A

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA ·

$48,823

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: N/A

#4

S

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY · For-Profit

$48,823

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 91.3%

#5

A

American University

Washington, DC · Private

$48,432

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,098

Graduates: 101

Acceptance: 47.4%

#6

A

Assumption University

Worcester, MA · Private

$47,846

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,406

Graduates: 36

Acceptance: 86.5%

#7

N

National University

San Diego, CA · Private

$47,260

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: N/A

#8

U

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,954

Graduates: 36

Acceptance: 50.8%

#9

T

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private

$46,924

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,394

Graduates: 70

Acceptance: 42.6%

#10

G

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · Private

$46,620

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,575

Graduates: 43

Acceptance: 76.0%

#11

P

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · Private

$46,156

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,780

Graduates: 129

Acceptance: 49.9%

#12

C

Chapman University

Orange, CA · Private

$45,767

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,478

Graduates: 77

Acceptance: 55.6%

#13

N

North Central College

Naperville, IL · Private

$45,584

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,154

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: 58.3%

#14

M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$45,249

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,717

Graduates: 186

Acceptance: 82.1%

#15

S

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private

$44,934

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $47,611

Graduates: 221

Acceptance: 41.7%

#16

U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$44,711

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,759

Graduates: 83

Acceptance: 10.0%

#17

B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$44,276

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,037

Graduates: 74

Acceptance: 69.2%

#18

O

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH · Private

$44,170

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,792

Graduates: 29

Acceptance: 83.3%

#19

C

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI · Private

$43,798

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,342

Graduates: 25

Acceptance: 84.2%

#20

T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$43,680

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,918

Graduates: 402

Acceptance: 29.1%

#21

U

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL · Private

$43,575

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,082

Graduates: 89

Acceptance: 18.5%

#22

U

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public

$43,404

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,201

Graduates: 227

Acceptance: 37.2%

#23

U

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

$43,114

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,675

Graduates: 212

Acceptance: 43.7%

#24

E

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · Private

$42,682

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 75.7%

#25

M

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY · Private

$42,682

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 78.5%

#26

F

Franklin University

Columbus, OH ·

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,084

Graduates: 42

Acceptance: N/A

#27

U

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA · Private

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,426

Graduates: 46

Acceptance: 84.4%

#28

F

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, NY · Public

$42,458

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,868

Graduates: 369

Acceptance: 57.6%

#29

Q

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Private

$42,166

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,342

Graduates: 50

Acceptance: 77.0%

#30

W

Winona State University

Winona, MN · Public

$41,937

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,050

Graduates: 20

Acceptance: 68.5%

#31

D

Drake University

Des Moines, IA · Private

$41,870

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,274

Graduates: 19

Acceptance: 64.1%

#32

M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$41,833

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,973

Graduates: 551

Acceptance: 83.9%

#33

W

Weber State University

Ogden, UT ·

$41,565

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: N/A

#34

S

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

$41,379

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $49,739

Graduates: 58

Acceptance: 80.2%

#35

U

University of Portland

Portland, OR · Private

$41,205

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,196

Graduates: 33

Acceptance: 95.4%

#36

W

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Public

$41,193

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,595

Graduates: 73

Acceptance: 82.0%

#37

P

Pace University

New York, NY · Private

$41,058

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,914

Graduates: 119

Acceptance: 77.1%

#38

I

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private

$40,956

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,148

Graduates: 192

Acceptance: 69.9%

#39

H

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · Private

$40,747

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,870

Graduates: 86

Acceptance: 70.6%

#40

F

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$40,635

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,544

Graduates: 111

Acceptance: 25.4%

#41

U

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · Public

$40,608

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,721

Graduates: 123

Acceptance: 77.1%

#42

U

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Public

$40,532

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,532

Graduates: 246

Acceptance: 77.1%

#43

U

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA · Public

$40,453

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,176

Graduates: 42

Acceptance: 94.4%

#44

U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$40,089

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,235

Graduates: 374

Acceptance: 24.0%

#45

U

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL · Public

$40,089

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,235

Graduates: 374

Acceptance: 64.4%

#46

C

Capital University

Columbus, OH · Private

$40,068

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,006

Graduates: 32

Acceptance: 73.2%

#47

P

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$40,017

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,010

Graduates: 31

Acceptance: 97.9%

#48

M

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Private

$39,994

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,449

Graduates: 128

Acceptance: 87.4%

#49

U

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Public

$39,937

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,111

Graduates: 236

Acceptance: 61.5%

#50

U

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR · Public

$39,789

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,861

Graduates: 325

Acceptance: 85.1%