Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Master's Degree · about 186 graduates a year

$91,362
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$115,091
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$80,125
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 29
Rank by pay
#2 of 29
Rank, wage-adjusted
$49,149
Median federal debt

Georgetown University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 44% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

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

All 29 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
1School of Visual Arts New York, NY$126,448$120,352#1$91,346
2Georgetown University Washington, DC$115,091$100,850#2$91,362
3George Washington University Washington, DC$101,932$89,319#5$73,569
4American University Washington, DC$97,932$85,814#6$63,727
5Northwestern University Evanston, IL$96,250$94,565#3$82,421
6Boston University Boston, MA$90,212$79,441#17$73,982
7Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY$90,060$85,718#7$70,802
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$89,760$81,676#13$50,634
9California Baptist University Riverside, CA$89,265$81,225#14$65,547
10Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$87,500$83,282#9$62,662

Other Majors at Georgetown University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$188,160$147,613#25 of 861
Finance and Financial Management Services$180,878$110,674#3 of 69
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$173,832—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$171,631$130,394#1 of 43
Real Estate$154,778$124,159#5 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$153,948$139,527#4 of 72
International Business$145,272$129,954#2 of 15
Statistics$143,619$112,394#3 of 18
Health and Medical Administrative Services$137,887$98,100#16 of 211
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,831$112,845#126 of 432
Biotechnology$126,361$76,201#3 of 15
International Relations and National Security Studies$118,569$88,199#1 of 40
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$113,928$85,186#1 of 6
Public Policy Analysis$110,634$83,403#5 of 50
Human Resources Management and Services$109,895$98,440#25 of 159
Homeland Security$108,885$81,481#5 of 28
English Language and Literature$101,463$55,504#1 of 43
Economics$99,537$79,324#14 of 22
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$97,357$52,173#4 of 6
Area Studies$91,661$64,851#3 of 10
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$91,038$64,621#2 of 14
Journalism$90,356$59,912#1 of 22
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$88,001$59,859#4 of 20
Hospitality Administration/Management$85,539$79,515#2 of 12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$81,035$54,668#4 of 165
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$80,847$63,579#20 of 36
Political Science and Government$79,929$73,347#6 of 16
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,776$34,063#8 of 16
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$66,282—
Museology/Museum Studies$62,965$41,215#2 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $91,362 one year after graduating and $115,091 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 29 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Georgetown University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 44% more than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($80,125), and the median federal debt at graduation is $49,149.

← All data for Georgetown 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.