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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $30-$48k)

13 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Advertising is the 138th most popular major in the country with 4,751 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 223 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in advertising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great advertising programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the advertising program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $30-$48k)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k list, UIUC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read more about Advertising at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also made our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University Advertising Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Advertising Report

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 19 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Advertising at University of Oregon

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 7 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Advertising Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s advertising degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Advertising at Syracuse University

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Advertising at Temple

#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#8 in overall quality

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 23 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read full report on Advertising at UA

#11 in overall quality

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Santurce, , and it awarded 7 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

Sagrado also made our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sagrado are $5,433.

Full Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Advertising Report

#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Advertising at SMU

#11

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Webster University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.

Read full report on Advertising at Webster University

St John’s University - New York ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k list, STJ has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Advertising at St John’s University - New York

#13

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

School of Visual Arts landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k list, SVA has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full School of Visual Arts Advertising Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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