Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 25 graduates a year

$32,741
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,674
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,560
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#96 of 178
Rank by pay
#125 of 178
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in public relations, advertising, and applied communication earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Utah State 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
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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
97Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA$61,423$62,468#101$36,632
98Simpson College Indianola, IA$61,219$64,395#87$41,925
99University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$61,145$63,196#96$42,168

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,992$30,242#95 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $32,741 one year after graduating and $61,674 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 178 colleges reporting earnings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates, Utah State University ranks #96 by median pay four years after graduation, and #125 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for public relations, advertising, and applied communication ($63,560).

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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.