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Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at American University

Washington, DC · 2 reportable credential levels

OUTCOMES BY CREDENTIAL

Compare each degree level separately.

Earnings, debt and cohort sizes can change considerably by credential.

Bachelor's Degree$78,410
$26,442 federal debt21 year-5 observations
Master's Degree$97,932
Not available federal debt35 year-5 observations
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$58,771
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$58,771
Sticker price
Average net price$41,943
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$76,058
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
LIKE-FOR-LIKE DECISION TABLE

What changes by credential?

CredentialEarnings, year 4National same-field medianFederal debtPaymentEconomic ROIYear-5 cohort
Bachelor's Degree$78,410$63,560$26,442$280/mo−4%21
Master's Degree$97,932$80,125Not availableNot availableBaseline needed35

Federal field categories may combine catalog concentrations. Earnings and debt describe program-category cohorts. Cost figures are annual college-wide context; use an actual program offer in the calculator.