Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication programs in California
16 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Training and Development Specialists in California earn a median of $75,790 a year across 46,530 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations Specialists | $85,030 | 32,710 |
| Human Resources Managers | $170,080 | 27,450 |
| Editors | $98,030 | 14,830 |
| Fundraisers | $79,710 | 12,860 |
| Health Education Specialists | $63,610 | 12,520 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.