Parkersburg, West Virginia · Public
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% reported program-share signal, $1,807 school-wide net price, and $35,171 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 11 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~11
- Schools with reported signal
- 475
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 9.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $1,807/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $7,228
- Median debt
- $12,570
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $35,171/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
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 (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($1,807), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($35,171), 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 A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($19,400 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($21,926 below). Together, those evidence points place West Virginia University at Parkersburg in the top 1% 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.
Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, which is bigger than 39% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 11 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
West Virginia University at Parkersburg's average net price is $1,807 per year, about $7,228 over four years. That is $19,400 below the $21,207 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $35,171 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $21,926 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 West Virginia University at Parkersburg #2 of 475 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.