2023 Best Value Colleges for Advertising in the Southeast Region
13
Ranked Colleges
1,149
Degrees Awarded
$16,400
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,918 people earned their degree in advertising, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,149 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the advertising program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Advertising in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 196 ’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $5,135 for Southeast Region Advertising students.
The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full UF Advertising Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 84 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region advertising students list, Appalachian State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,989 for southeast region advertising students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Appalachian State Advertising Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Murray State is $11,736 for Southeast Region Advertising students.
Full Murray State Advertising Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 178 ’s advertising degrees to qualified students.
UGA also made our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,257 for Southeast Region Advertising students per year to attend UGA.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Georgia Advertising Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 14 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
UofM also made our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $13,904 for Southeast Region Advertising students per year to attend University of Memphis.
Read more about Advertising at University of Memphis
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 110 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF also made our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $8,618 for southeast region advertising students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Florida Advertising Report
Lee University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lee University is a small school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 11 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee University also made our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $18,219 for southeast region advertising students per year to attend Lee University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Advertising at Lee University
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 146 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Alabama is $20,917 for Southeast Region Advertising students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Advertising at UA
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $12,522 for Southeast Region Advertising students.
Read more about Advertising at WKU
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 124 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region advertising students list, UofSC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UofSC is $20,559 for Southeast Region Advertising students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UofSC Advertising Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 5 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,346 for southeast region advertising students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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 92%.
Full USF Tampa Advertising Report
With a ranking of #12, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 66 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,579 for Southeast Region Advertising students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Advertising at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Miami ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 88 ’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
U Miami also took the #2 spot in our “Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $46,098 for southeast region advertising students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Advertising at U Miami
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *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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