Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 218 graduates a year

$54,934
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$90,535
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 178
Rank by pay
#3 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,375
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 42% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse 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

Other Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Credentials at Syracuse University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$62,662$87,500$71,289

Other Majors at Syracuse University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,773$82,378#36 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$120,274$72,819#18 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$112,682$75,294#15 of 796
Computer Engineering$110,988$84,793#75 of 189
Information Science/Studies$104,842$73,033#12 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,521$64,660#34 of 118
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,472$65,009#47 of 1176
Mechanical Engineering$91,438$66,789#148 of 318
Marketing$91,235$57,777#18 of 516
Real Estate$90,764$59,396#10 of 25
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$90,470$71,417#50 of 59
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$90,210$55,192#2 of 8
Public Administration$89,732$53,912#2 of 47
Civil Engineering$88,996$74,748#67 of 233
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$87,851$55,039#6 of 67
Biotechnology$87,596$44,418#3 of 13
Chemical Engineering$87,529$72,864#136 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$84,654$39,825#7 of 225
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$84,494—
Economics$83,649$55,974#149 of 368
Mathematics$81,941$53,223#74 of 309
Architectural Sciences and Technology$76,367$58,622#6 of 22
Political Science and Government$75,239$43,232#64 of 565
Geography and Cartography$71,543—#12 of 117
Design and Applied Arts$71,527$46,181#16 of 299
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$70,815$37,556#9 of 158
Journalism$70,404$40,757#11 of 187
Communication and Media Studies$70,106$36,767#45 of 660
Public Health$69,776$43,280#29 of 215
Security Science and Technology$69,491$31,750#8 of 45

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $54,934 one year after graduating and $90,535 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Syracuse University ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #3 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 42% more than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,375.

← All data for Syracuse 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.