Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 151 graduates a year

$50,700
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$79,710
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#14 of 178
Rank by pay
#7 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,500
Median federal debt

Miami University-Oxford graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 25% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Miami University-Oxford 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
11Chapman University Orange, CA$80,139$72,921#35$40,141
12Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH$79,710$85,063#5$50,700
13Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH$79,710$85,063#6$50,700
14Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$79,710$85,063#7$50,700
15Pace University New York, NY$79,376$75,550#25$44,485
16American University Washington, DC$78,410$68,707#51$50,026
17Endicott College Beverly, MA$77,253$68,029#53$47,903

Other Majors at Miami University-Oxford by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Information Systems and Services$111,158$72,045#9 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,406$71,203#26 of 452
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$102,249$74,770#27 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$101,808$67,743#47 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$101,674$60,596#10 of 84
Engineering-Related Fields$99,473$74,624#8 of 33
Computer Engineering$96,840$71,836#141 of 189
Chemical Engineering$96,025$77,542#85 of 158
Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,796$67,823#38 of 1176
Computer and Information Sciences$94,001$66,030#158 of 459
Economics$90,742$57,379#102 of 368
Statistics$90,388$61,702#24 of 50
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,862$69,483#5 of 34
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,052$58,914#81 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$87,343$68,067#256 of 318
Marketing$86,919$59,043#40 of 516
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$82,411$50,938#6 of 158
Area Studies$79,449$50,637#3 of 70
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,451$71,404#831 of 966
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$77,163—#6 of 49
Political Science and Government$75,374$46,428#63 of 565
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$72,484$34,923#11 of 48
Biology$72,037$38,122#72 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$70,919$40,486#29 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$67,981$47,295#27 of 299
International Relations and National Security Studies$67,301$38,766#55 of 118
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,193$47,731#28 of 67
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,575—#58 of 215
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$61,474$42,287#20 of 137
Architecture$61,466—#70 of 78

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Miami University-Oxford public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,700 one year after graduating and $79,710 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Miami University-Oxford rank for public relations, advertising, and applied communication?

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Miami University-Oxford ranks #14 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Miami University-Oxford worth it?

Its graduates earn 25% more than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,500.

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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.