COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 9.09 · UNITID 144740BACHELOR'S DEGREE

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$71,045working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$24,500Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates378four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards315IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile76thhigher than about 76% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position44%lower median debt than about 44% of published peers

Peer group: 72 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree$90,535 earnings · $26,000 debtUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$87,946 earnings · $20,251 debtUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · Bachelor's Degree$83,451 earnings · $23,250 debtUniversity of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · Bachelor's Degree$82,999 earnings · $18,000 debtPepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA · Bachelor's Degree$81,417 earnings · $26,000 debtBrigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · Bachelor's Degree$80,841 earnings · $11,975 debtThe University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Bachelor's Degree$80,221 earnings · $20,995 debtMiami University-OxfordOxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree$79,710 earnings · $25,000 debtPace UniversityNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$79,376 earnings · $25,000 debtAmerican UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$78,410 earnings · $26,442 debtPennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Bachelor's Degree$76,246 earnings · $24,693 debtUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · Bachelor's Degree$74,779 earnings · $19,433 debtUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GA · Bachelor's Degree$74,531 earnings · $21,787 debtQuinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · Bachelor's Degree$73,547 earnings · $23,250 debtUniversity of OregonEugene, OR · Bachelor's Degree$73,410 earnings · $21,500 debtUniversity of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · Bachelor's Degree$72,328 earnings · $23,000 debtTexas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · Bachelor's Degree$71,186 earnings · $24,148 debtDePaul UniversityChicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree$71,045 earnings · $24,500 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

DePaul University

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