What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Montana State University Billings

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Montana State University Billings and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at the bachelor's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 17 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Montana State University Billings, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings are not published for this program-school combination, which can reflect source reporting or privacy treatment. Compared to the national mean of $62,267 across all institutions offering Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, graduates here earn at a level the national comparison cannot yet quantify. Across all programs at Montana State University Billings, the mean median-earnings figure is $59,203, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication graduates at Montana State University Billings is $16,000, which translates to roughly $133 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.