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2024 Best Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges in Illinois
263 Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in advertising, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #89 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for advertising students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 263 bachelor's degrees in advertising during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Advertising School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois The advertising bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality advertising program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for advertising students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Advertising in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in advertising.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Advertising

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
222 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in advertising. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2
20 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in advertising. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Loyola University Chicago

3
13 Annual Graduates

Columbia College Chicago is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in advertising. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Columbia College Chicago

Best Advertising Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 629 657
Ohio 612 46
Indiana 535 70
Wisconsin 435 56

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Advertising is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Advertising

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 249
Public Relations 151
General Organizational Communication 59
Sports Communication 48
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 24
Health Communication 17

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