2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s
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In 2019-2020, 4,751 people earned their degree in advertising, making the major the 138th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,358 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 74 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in advertising. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent advertising programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the advertising program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising
Out of the 74 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 142 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree advertising students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern New Hampshire University is $41,095 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $19,433 for bachelor’s degree advertising students per year to attend WMU.
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Out of the 74 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 198 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #3 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,838 for bachelor’s degree advertising students per year to attend UH.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Appalachian State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ferris State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
Harding University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $19,375 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 113 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
University of Central Florida ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for bachelor’s degree advertising students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Jose State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State is $14,928 for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also took the #21 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Advertising at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Georgia ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 187 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students per year to attend UGA.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,915 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students per year to attend NAU.
University of Memphis landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 10 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
Central Michigan University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan is $15,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
Lindenwood University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Washington State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $16,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rowan University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Rowan is $25,454 for bachelor’s degree advertising students.
With a ranking of #25, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Kent State is $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students.
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- 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%.
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- *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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