Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Bachelor's Degree · about 226 graduates a year

$42,168
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,145
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#99 of 178
Rank by pay
#96 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,102
Median federal debt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 4% less 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 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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
…
96Utah State University Logan, UT$61,674$58,452#125$32,741
97Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA$61,423$62,468#101$36,632
98Simpson College Indianola, IA$61,219$64,395#87$41,925
99University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$61,145$63,196#96$42,168
100Ball State University Muncie, IN$60,686$65,105#81$38,020
101University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI$60,672$63,132#98$46,039
102Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$60,642$64,714#84$41,958

Other Majors at University of Nebraska-Lincoln by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,221$78,017#62 of 459
Computer Engineering$103,934$82,398#103 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,972$78,101#90 of 258
Agricultural Engineering$96,908$73,907#2 of 26
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$96,087$75,137#36 of 126
Mechanical Engineering$88,972$71,318#215 of 318
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$88,628$71,797#31 of 43
Chemical Engineering$88,067$79,603#134 of 158
Business/Managerial Economics$83,175$55,404#33 of 84
Civil Engineering$81,620$70,542#164 of 233
Mathematics$79,251$43,225#87 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$78,760$54,785#278 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,504$55,979#228 of 452
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$76,741$61,755#7 of 9
Economics$75,784—#214 of 368
Marketing$74,165$51,354#132 of 516
Agricultural Mechanization$74,003$59,052#5 of 10
Physics$71,752$47,670#83 of 107
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,918$47,663#449 of 1176
Agricultural Business and Management$65,312$53,229#43 of 77
Biology$64,930$24,063#181 of 841
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,521$33,520#59 of 110
Political Science and Government$63,466$36,364#243 of 565
Architecture$62,700$38,750#61 of 78
Interior Architecture$62,201$46,293#7 of 17
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$62,095$40,792#35 of 49
Plant Sciences$61,946$47,716#10 of 44
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$61,092$33,728#8 of 50
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$60,420—#90 of 215
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$60,001$38,478#75 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Nebraska-Lincoln public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $42,168 one year after graduating and $61,145 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Nebraska-Lincoln rank for public relations, advertising, and applied communication?

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ranks #99 by median pay four years after graduation, and #96 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public relations, advertising, and applied communication at University of Nebraska-Lincoln worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,102.

← All data for University of Nebraska-Lincoln · 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.