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

Baltimore, MD · Bachelor's Degree · about 20 graduates a year

$28,091
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,169
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#140 of 178
Rank by pay
#169 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$31,000
Median federal debt

Morgan State University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 13% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 56% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Morgan 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
…
137Utica University Utica, NY$55,344$52,676#161—
138York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$55,197$56,136#142$36,557
139Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH$55,174$58,879#123$38,027
140Morgan State University Baltimore, MD$55,169$48,417#169$28,091
141Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO$55,003$58,975#121$32,000
142North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$54,656$56,625#137$39,223
143University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN$54,422$58,385#126$34,736

Other Majors at Morgan State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$98,640$78,033#131 of 258
Computer Science$90,183—#243 of 349
Civil Engineering$88,870$70,667#69 of 233
Information Science/Studies$83,331$55,711#74 of 148
Industrial Engineering$81,416$74,047#93 of 94
Construction Management$80,260$64,392#53 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,700$75,641#774 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences—$66,950—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$64,007—#5 of 50
Accounting and Related Services$63,979$56,040#635 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,527$40,361#735 of 1176
Social Work$60,082$39,059#43 of 420
Architecture$59,586$26,282#73 of 78
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,788$39,699#111 of 476
Marketing$56,767$42,763#440 of 516
Psychology$56,741$30,813#179 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,837—#86 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$55,716$35,254#78 of 345
Biology$53,617$34,635#578 of 841
Sociology$52,116$31,470#232 of 462
Political Science and Government$50,791$37,900#507 of 565
Journalism$50,700$28,088#133 of 187
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$49,198$31,331#17 of 49
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,441$36,845#117 of 137
Music$34,725—#239 of 268
Graphic Communications—$24,843—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $28,091 one year after graduating and $55,169 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Morgan State University ranks #140 by median pay four years after graduation, and #169 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 13% less than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $31,000.

← All data for Morgan State 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.