Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 53 graduates a year

$35,649
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,934
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#72 of 178
Rank by pay
#63 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Georgia Southern University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Southern 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
…
69Florida International University Miami, FL$65,343$69,549#48$34,435
70University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$65,248$72,350#38$42,974
71Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$64,978$67,613#58$40,583
72Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$64,934$67,220#63$35,649
73Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA$64,538$65,636#78$39,651
74Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$64,501$66,772#65$41,460
75Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$64,127$67,614#57$37,718

Other Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Credentials at Georgia Southern University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$47,921—$33,507

Other Majors at Georgia Southern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,844$67,235#12 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,467$75,859#176 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$92,026$63,616#174 of 459
Mechanical Engineering$87,731$68,462#248 of 318
Manufacturing Engineering—$83,438—
Management Information Systems and Services$81,310$59,373#85 of 166
Information Science/Studies$80,409$52,435#87 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,988$72,741#713 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,411$50,753#205 of 452
Civil Engineering$78,034$63,195#213 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,726$48,374#249 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$74,282$44,094#374 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,156$62,447#59 of 93
Marketing$69,425$46,640#196 of 516
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$66,017$58,026#142 of 253
Chemistry$65,629$34,977#111 of 209
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$65,037$28,360#26 of 85
Mathematics$59,424$35,511#254 of 309
Political Science and Government$58,949$30,407#343 of 565
Business/Managerial Economics$57,606$39,233#82 of 84
Anthropology$55,879—#24 of 188
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,330$29,320#240 of 610
Journalism$54,396$33,798#95 of 187
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,981$27,644—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$53,826$31,582#105 of 156
Criminology$53,766$35,588#68 of 113
Design and Applied Arts$53,396$39,355#142 of 299
Special Education and Teaching$53,272—#67 of 177
Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,398$35,266#427 of 660
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$52,038—#36 of 50

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $35,649 one year after graduating and $64,934 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Georgia Southern University ranks #72 by median pay four years after graduation, and #63 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 2% 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 Georgia Southern 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.