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2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s

11 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,751 people earned their degree in advertising, making the major the 138th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in advertising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality advertising programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#10 in overall quality
$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, <nil>
#11 in overall quality
$5,433 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad del Sagrado Corazon. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s. Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is located in Santurce, and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sagrado, the school also landed the #11 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 Sagrado are $5,433.

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#3

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas
#5 in overall quality
$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 38 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#4

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois
#4 in overall quality
$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 12 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality
$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 19 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #6 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 UO are $29,991.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#8 in overall quality
$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 23 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#7 in overall quality
$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality
$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s ranking. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 19 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree advertising students list, Syracuse has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
#3 in overall quality
$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality
$48,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

School of Visual Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. SVA is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 27 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

SVA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts are $48,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality
$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #11, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Master’s list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 40 masters’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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