Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 5 graduates a year

$36,620
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,966
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#93 of 178
Rank by pay
#74 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,125
Median federal debt

Baldwin Wallace University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 3% 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 Baldwin Wallace 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
…
90Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$62,247$63,287#94$41,023
91University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$62,140$66,140#73$37,388
92Loras College Dubuque, IA$62,087$65,308#80$40,938
93Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH$61,966$66,127#74$36,620
94University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO$61,784$66,245#69$39,401
95University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$61,700$66,213#72$38,190
96Utah State University Logan, UT$61,674$58,452#125$32,741

Other Majors at Baldwin Wallace University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$86,955$59,401#149 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,687$68,401#869 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$74,535$51,347#271 of 452
Chemistry$71,252—#70 of 209
Human Resources Management and Services$70,779—#75 of 187
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,934$44,688#448 of 1176
Marketing$64,353$44,596#309 of 516
Criminal Justice and Corrections$59,020$42,407#171 of 660
Biology$57,273$30,986#445 of 841
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications—$55,286—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$55,117$29,088#9 of 43
Political Science and Government$54,410$31,696#445 of 565
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$53,654$21,454#54 of 64
Communication and Media Studies$51,698$29,501#397 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,415$36,528#396 of 610
English Language and Literature$49,016$26,760#284 of 576
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,784$37,649#454 of 680
Mathematics$45,744—#305 of 309
Psychology$45,686$33,669#771 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas—$40,306—
History$39,968$31,163#440 of 459
Music$37,682—#218 of 268
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$36,251$16,055#193 of 255
Design and Applied Arts—$31,749—
Public Health—$29,790—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $36,620 one year after graduating and $61,966 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Baldwin Wallace University ranks #93 by median pay four years after graduation, and #74 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,125.

← All data for Baldwin Wallace 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.