Mercedita, Puerto Rico · Private Non-Profit
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 60 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
- ~60
- Schools with reported signal
- 475
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 33.7%
- Graduation rate
- 41.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $9,026/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $36,104
- Median debt
- $6,375
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $26,721/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 475 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($12,181 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($30,376 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 44% 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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, which is bigger than 84% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 60 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's average net price is $9,026 per year, about $36,104 over four years. That is $12,181 below the $21,207 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $26,721 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $30,376 below 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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce #209 of 475 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.