Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 131 graduates a year

$43,917
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,999
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#6 of 178
Rank by pay
#2 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,000
Median federal debt

University of Miami graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 31% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Miami 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

Other Majors at University of Miami by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$121,589$76,877#72 of 349
Business/Managerial Economics$116,367$63,662#5 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,240$70,352#27 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$102,484$73,059#12 of 99
Accounting and Related Services$102,344—#43 of 796
Non-Professional Legal Studies$99,836$49,624#2 of 39
Industrial Engineering$99,068$71,089#42 of 94
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$98,997$67,064#36 of 118
Economics$92,998$42,129#91 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,555$75,036#261 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$87,274—#248 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$86,156$66,843#273 of 318
Marketing$85,935$53,622#46 of 516
International Relations and National Security Studies$84,474$31,813#13 of 118
Architecture$75,633$61,071#10 of 78
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$73,489—#15 of 67
Journalism$71,466$41,378#9 of 187
Criminology$70,461$29,670#2 of 113
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,065$48,793#532 of 1176
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$66,064—#46 of 156
Sociology$63,764—#45 of 462
Political Science and Government$62,216$33,867#277 of 565
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$62,053$35,263#27 of 158
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,289—#204 of 610
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$55,625$50,614#164 of 476
Psychology$54,290$30,417#284 of 1027
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$52,032$35,485#24 of 144
Biology$51,226$17,571#646 of 841
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$47,683$28,243#61 of 64
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$42,932$23,504#56 of 62

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $43,917 one year after graduating and $82,999 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, University of Miami ranks #6 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 31% more than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,000.

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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.