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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,918 people earned their degree in advertising, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,126 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,092 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in advertising. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in advertising.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 18 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising in the Great Lakes Region

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 565 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Advertising at Michigan State

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Northwood University
Midland, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Midland, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Advertising at Northwood

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Read full report on Advertising at Marquette University

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University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana

Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Indiana landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 38 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full USI Advertising Report

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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 222 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Advertising at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Columbia College Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Advertising at Columbia College Chicago

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 36 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Advertising at WMU

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 13 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Advertising at Xavier University

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

With a ranking of #9, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Advertising at Central Michigan

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Ball State Advertising Report

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Advertising at Bradley University

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Advertising at Loyola Chicago

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Youngstown State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Advertising at Youngstown State University

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State Advertising Report

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North Park University
Chicago, Illinois

North Park University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Advertising at North Park University

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan

Spring Arbor University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spring Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Advertising at Spring Arbor University

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Advertising at Ferris

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With a ranking of #18, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full BGSU Advertising Report

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