Thousand Oaks, California · Private Non-Profit
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at California Lutheran University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 2.5% reported program-share signal, $30,109 school-wide net price, and $68,712 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~58
- Schools with reported signal
- 475
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 75.7%
- Graduation rate
- 69.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $30,109/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $120,436
- Median debt
- $21,669
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $68,712/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (2.5%), school-wide average net price ($30,109), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($68,712), and peer averages from 475 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 475 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($8,902 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($11,615 above). Together, those evidence points place California Lutheran University in the top 72% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 0.6% reported share · $1,807 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.6% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,779 net A+ University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · 6.5% reported share · $4,815 net A+ Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 0.1% reported share · $3,637 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.1% reported share · $3,399 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.2% reported share · $3,206 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication accounts for 2.5% of reported programs at California Lutheran University, which is bigger than 84% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
California Lutheran University's average net price is $30,109 per year, about $120,436 over four years. That is $8,902 above the $21,207 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $68,712 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,615 above the $57,097 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California Lutheran University #343 of 475 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.