2027 Best Value Advertising Schools in South Carolina
[Advertising](/majors/communication-journalism-media/public-relations-advertising/advertising/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong advertising education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for advertising students.
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2027 Best Value Advertising Schools in South Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the advertising degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Advertising Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of South Carolina Columbia the best value for a degree in advertising in South Carolina. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of South Carolina Columbia is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,688, compared with $36,298 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,250 to complete the advertising program here. Early-career advertising graduates make about $42,974. Set against $24,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 60% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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