Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 11 graduates a year

$26,502
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$75,594
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#26 of 178
Rank by pay
#39 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Manhattan College graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Manhattan College 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
…
23Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$76,246$77,543#15$50,587
24Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA$76,246$77,543#16$50,587
25University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK$76,148$85,496#4$45,759
26Manhattan College Riverdale, NY$75,594$71,950#39$26,502
27Butler University Indianapolis, IN$75,382$80,871#10$39,701
28Assumption University Worcester, MA$74,900$65,957#76$51,114
29University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$74,779$69,933#46$42,218

Other Majors at Manhattan College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations—$113,777—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,884$70,961#93 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,376$55,972#54 of 452
Chemical Engineering$96,134$73,333#84 of 158
Civil Engineering$95,877$75,290#16 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$92,802$70,841#133 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$92,262$68,992#99 of 796
Computer Engineering$91,394$77,463#165 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$89,305$59,317#203 of 459
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$85,538$64,512#49 of 253
Special Education and Teaching$83,932—#1 of 177
Marketing$78,423$49,398#86 of 516
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$78,264—#7 of 610
Social Sciences$75,745$41,062#4 of 87
Communication and Media Studies$74,471$44,016#24 of 660
Biology$67,229$35,293#144 of 841
Psychology$64,684$24,727#42 of 1027
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$64,116$51,113#117 of 126
English Language and Literature$60,508$20,013#51 of 576
Political Science and Government$54,486—#443 of 565
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods—$47,564—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Manhattan College public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $26,502 one year after graduating and $75,594 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Manhattan College rank for public relations, advertising, and applied communication?

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Manhattan College ranks #26 by median pay four years after graduation, and #39 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Manhattan College worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

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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.