Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 170 graduates a year

$41,460
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,501
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#74 of 178
Rank by pay
#65 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,660
Median federal debt

Kennesaw State University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kennesaw State 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
…
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
76Franklin University Columbus, OH$64,101$68,405#52$46,518
77University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA$64,067$67,391#62$43,755

Other Majors at Kennesaw State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$103,054$77,455#107 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,935$74,181#156 of 258
Computer Science$96,481$68,763#193 of 349
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$95,958$60,691#29 of 99
Construction Management$93,910$71,422#27 of 57
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,329$71,064#12 of 46
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,729$64,728#6 of 34
Systems Engineering$89,696$62,015#9 of 11
Mechanical Engineering$88,860$67,158#219 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,935$80,560#426 of 966
Information Science/Studies$84,364$63,986#72 of 148
Computer and Information Sciences$83,249$60,736#244 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$83,083$64,339#28 of 61
Civil Engineering$83,012$65,259#148 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,002$54,428#187 of 452
Mathematics$79,833—#86 of 309
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$79,147$72,092#9 of 27
International Business$78,523$45,908#36 of 115
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$78,034$51,772#1 of 144
Accounting and Related Services$77,710$57,814#301 of 796
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,243—#22 of 27
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering—$72,645—
Marketing$72,089$47,158#157 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$71,736$51,932#59 of 84
Architecture$70,752$56,477#21 of 78
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,708$52,766#351 of 1176
Computer Programming$67,437$42,668#26 of 30
Political Science and Government$61,971$36,794#282 of 565
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering—$61,701—
Public Health$61,665$42,175#79 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $41,460 one year after graduating and $64,501 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Kennesaw State University ranks #74 by median pay four years after graduation, and #65 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,660.

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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.