2024 Best Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a master's degree in advertising is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #333 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of advertising. Combined, these schools handed out 41 master's degrees in advertising to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on advertising students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of advertising students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized advertising related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for advertising students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Advertising Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Advertising in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for advertising students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Advertising

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Southern Methodist University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in advertising. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas.More information about a master’s in advertising from Southern Methodist University

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a master's degree in advertising. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a master’s in advertising from The University of Texas at Austin

Best Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best advertising schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	41

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Rankings in Majors Related to Advertising

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	71
Technical & Scientific Communication	36
General Organizational Communication	17
Sports Communication	16
Public Relations	4
International & Intercultural Communication	3
Health Communication	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.