Shippensburg, Pennsylvania · Public
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $23,726 school-wide net price and $56,351 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 475
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 86.5%
- Graduation rate
- 55.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,726/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $94,904
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $56,351/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($23,726), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($56,351), and peer averages from 475 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 475 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,519 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($746 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in the top 68% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 0.6% of reported awards · $1,807 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.6% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $2,779 net A+ University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · 6.5% of reported awards · $4,815 net A+ Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,637 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,399 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,206 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication accounts for 0.2% of the awards or completions reported for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. That award concentration is higher than at 17% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania's average net price is $23,726 per year, about $94,904 over four years. That is $2,519 above the $21,207 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $56,351 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $746 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania #323 of 475 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.