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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
850 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Advertising is the 149th most popular major in the country with 4,918 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 934 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 850 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in advertising. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their advertising program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 343 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UT Austin Advertising Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 153 students in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Advertising at Texas Tech University

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 133 degrees to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Advertising at Texas State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Advertising at Southern Methodist University

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Advertising Report

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Advertising at UTEP

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 55 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full University of Houston Advertising Report

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Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 OC

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. OCU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Oklahoma City University Advertising Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 4 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%.

Read more about Advertising at Lamar University

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Advertising at Grand Canyon University

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Northern Arizona University Advertising Report

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