Los Angeles, California · Private Non-Profit
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at University of Southern California
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1% reported program-share signal, $32,740 school-wide net price, and $92,498 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 198 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~198
- Schools with reported signal
- 475
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 9.8%
- Graduation rate
- 91.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,740/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $130,960
- Median debt
- $18,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $92,498/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 (1%), school-wide average net price ($32,740), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($92,498), 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. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
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 below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($11,533 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($35,401 above). Together, those evidence points place University of Southern California in the top 49% 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 1% of reported programs at University of Southern California, which is bigger than 51% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 198 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Southern California's average net price is $32,740 per year, about $130,960 over four years. That is $11,533 above the $21,207 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $92,498 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $35,401 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 University of Southern California #233 of 475 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.