Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK · Bachelor's Degree · about 108 graduates a year

$34,752
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,319
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#130 of 178
Rank by pay
#95 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,250
Median federal debt

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 11% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 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
…
127Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$57,599$60,731#113$38,172
128Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL$56,435$55,447#148—
129Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA$56,381$57,340#133$38,488
130Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$56,319$63,233#95$34,752
131Northwest University Kirkland, WA$56,136$51,633#163$45,209
132Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA$56,136$51,633#164$45,209
133University of Idaho Moscow, ID$56,032$59,582#117$38,136

Other Majors at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$101,279$72,820#113 of 189
Fire Protection$99,557$75,503#4 of 19
Chemical Engineering$98,557$82,466#62 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,447$74,250#161 of 258
Industrial Engineering$94,692$69,486#60 of 94
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$91,249$68,226#48 of 59
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$90,291$78,417#15 of 46
Mechanical Engineering$89,436$69,905#206 of 318
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,342$73,900#28 of 43
Civil Engineering$86,890$71,176#95 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$85,641$61,514#232 of 459
Agricultural Engineering$83,517$65,494#16 of 26
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,326$74,056#635 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,340$56,916#179 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$81,039$50,943#241 of 796
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$76,400$61,141#51 of 61
Air Transportation$75,469$45,682#40 of 52
Architectural Sciences and Technology$73,075$56,272#7 of 22
Architecture$70,123—#26 of 78
Business/Managerial Economics$69,153$40,413#63 of 84
International Business$66,385$40,442#84 of 115
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$64,678$45,366#31 of 67
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,062$45,200#622 of 1176
Political Science and Government$63,977$33,484#222 of 565
Marketing$62,716$44,366#350 of 516
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$62,404—#55 of 225
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$61,369$25,076#7 of 50
Agricultural Business and Management$60,830$45,095#53 of 77
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$59,979$38,040#39 of 49
Philosophy$59,640—#33 of 86

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oklahoma State University-Main Campus public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,752 one year after graduating and $56,319 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oklahoma State University-Main Campus rank for public relations, advertising, and applied communication?

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus ranks #130 by median pay four years after graduation, and #95 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% less than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,250.

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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.