Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Lewis University

Romeoville, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 10 graduates a year

$24,202
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,981
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#108 of 178
Rank by pay
#122 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Lewis University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Lewis 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
…
105Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO$60,390$64,751#82$40,178
106Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH$60,218$64,262#89$40,867
107University of Houston Houston, TX$60,180$61,185#111$42,472
108Lewis University Romeoville, IL$59,981$58,931#122$24,202
109Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI$59,927$63,186#97$41,420
110Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$59,864$61,511#108$31,093
111Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$59,801$55,083#151$46,520

Other Majors at Lewis University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Air Transportation$87,197$39,228#20 of 52
Management Information Systems and Services$86,275—#69 of 166
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$86,015$57,984#43 of 99
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,320$76,766#522 of 966
Computer Science$82,159$60,726#293 of 349
Human Resources Management and Services$76,485$50,361#40 of 187
Physics$76,122—#61 of 107
Accounting and Related Services$72,812$47,616#408 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,987$53,793#316 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$71,831$52,742#306 of 452
Chemistry$67,006—#98 of 209
Marketing$65,895$43,196#276 of 516
Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,640$37,583#88 of 660
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$60,515—#170 of 253
Biology$59,075$35,948#374 of 841
Mathematics$56,168—#276 of 309
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$52,722—#62 of 158
Psychology$52,029$31,104#397 of 1027
Social Work$51,859—#208 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,794$41,130#173 of 680
Special Education and Teaching$51,522$45,831#84 of 177
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,021$28,856#372 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$45,704—#225 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $24,202 one year after graduating and $59,981 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Lewis University ranks #108 by median pay four years after graduation, and #122 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560).

← All data for Lewis 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.