Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Bachelor's Degree · about 54 graduates a year

$43,591
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$73,547
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 178
Rank by pay
#71 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Quinnipiac University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Quinnipiac University Compares for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

All 178 colleges reporting public relations, advertising, and applied communication earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$90,535$86,171#3$54,934
2Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX$89,330$90,822#1$51,828
3University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$87,946$80,025#11$50,041
4George Washington University Washington, DC$85,459$74,884#27—
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$83,451$81,990#8$48,063
6University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$82,999$88,342#2$43,917
7Pepperdine University Malibu, CA$81,417$74,084#28$45,988
8University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$81,285$73,964#31$37,856
9Brigham Young University Provo, UT$80,841$76,618#21$51,436
10The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$80,221$81,561#9$47,972
…
28Assumption University Worcester, MA$74,900$65,957#76$51,114
29University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$74,779$69,933#46$42,218
30University of Georgia Athens, GA$74,531$77,155#18$45,326
31Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$73,547$66,216#71$43,591
32University of Oregon Eugene, OR$73,410$73,842#32$42,159
33University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$72,328$71,236#42$42,181
34Clemson University Clemson, SC$71,968$79,801#12$43,318

Other Majors at Quinnipiac University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$103,533$75,566#38 of 796
Economics$100,141$48,340#67 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,641$84,856#140 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$95,200$62,538#35 of 166
Information Science/Studies$93,037—#24 of 148
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$91,828$50,614#5 of 67
Mechanical Engineering$89,732$65,640#196 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$86,474$51,589#131 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,337$69,600#45 of 253
Marketing$83,258$52,059#57 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,357$47,845#110 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$80,374$31,115#14 of 61
Criminal Justice and Corrections$79,098$41,989#8 of 660
International Business$77,823—#40 of 115
Computer Science$77,324—#312 of 349
Non-Professional Legal Studies$74,835$39,162#3 of 39
Political Science and Government$73,833$26,440#82 of 565
Civil Engineering—$73,064—
Biology$70,632$44,657#95 of 841
Sociology$67,262—#26 of 462
Communication and Media Studies$63,012$37,199#111 of 660
Journalism$61,819$40,184#36 of 187
Psychology$61,510$32,192#75 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$61,419$35,884#67 of 299
English Language and Literature$54,574—#142 of 576
History$53,500—#167 of 459
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$52,094$29,253#23 of 144

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Quinnipiac University public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $43,591 one year after graduating and $73,547 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Quinnipiac University rank for public relations, advertising, and applied communication?

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Quinnipiac University ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #71 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Quinnipiac University worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

← All data for Quinnipiac University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.