Bowling Green, Kentucky · Public
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Western Kentucky University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 3% reported program-share signal, $10,990 school-wide net price, and $43,889 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 366 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~366
- Schools with reported signal
- 475
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 93.9%
- Graduation rate
- 55.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,990/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $43,960
- Median debt
- $22,095
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,889/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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (3%), school-wide average net price ($10,990), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($43,889), 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 B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 1.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($10,217 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($13,208 below). Together, those evidence points place Western Kentucky University in the top 17% 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 3% of reported programs at Western Kentucky University, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 1.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 366 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Kentucky University's average net price is $10,990 per year, about $43,960 over four years. That is $10,217 below the $21,207 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,889 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,208 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 Western Kentucky University #81 of 475 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.