Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business/Corporate Communications
Prepares you to function in an organization as a composer, editor, and proofreader of business or business-related communications.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 3 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Business/Corporate Communications, General
- Prepares you to function in an organization as a composer, editor, and proofreader of business or business-related communications.
- Grantsmanship
- Prepares you to develop and write grant proposals to support an organization or cause. Covers identifying grant opportunities, developing an effective proposal, budget justifications, and developing a working relationship with the funder.
- Business/Corporate Communications, Other
- Business or corporate communications not included above.
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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Public Relations Specialists
- Median pay
- $74,750
- Hiring change through 2035
- 1.8%
- Job openings a year
- 23,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $77,920
- Hiring change through 2035
- −1.1%
- Job openings a year
- 7,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingWriters and Authors
- Median pay
- $76,910
- Hiring change through 2035
- −0.3%
- Job openings a year
- 11,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $99,080
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.9%
- Job openings a year
- 7,600
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career GrowingPublic Relations Managers
- Median pay
- $146,910
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.7%
- Job openings a year
- 6,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing slowlyTechnical Writers
- Median pay
- $90,390
- Hiring change through 2035
- 0.8%
- Job openings a year
- 3,200
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $72,550
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.5%
- Job openings a year
- 10,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $78,580
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.1%
- Job openings a year
- 2,400
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- Median pay
- $125,470
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.4%
- Job openings a year
- 3,700
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingProofreaders and Copy Markers
- Median pay
- $51,120
- Hiring change through 2035
- −0.9%
- Job openings a year
- 1,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $41,517 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
How and where the work happens
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | 180 | $41,939 | 50% | $6,000 |
| Chapman University CA | 98 | $44,813 | 56% | $34,000 |
| Marquette University WI | 46 | $50,055 | 87% | $27,000 |
| Central Michigan University MI | 30 | — | 91% | $14,000 |
| Stevenson University MD | 26 | $38,168 | 83% | $27,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA | 24 | $35,169 | 92% | $16,000 |
| Bentley University MA | 18 | $46,922 | 48% | $26,000 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND | 16 | $41,517 | 96% | $12,000 |
| Roosevelt University IL | 9 | $38,394 | 94% | $20,000 |
| Stephen F Austin State University TX | 9 | — | 88% | $13,000 |
| University of Houston TX | 4 | $39,832 | 70% | $13,000 |
| Duquesne University PA | 2 | — | 79% | $32,000 |
| Concordia University-Chicago IL | 1 | — | 93% | $16,000 |
| University of New England ME | 1 | — | 89% | $32,000 |