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2024 Best Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
611 Advertising Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in advertising, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #149 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for advertising students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 611 degrees in advertising during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Advertising School

Best Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region The advertising program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Advertising rankings. For our Best Overall Advertising School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Advertising Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Advertising
Master's Degrees in Advertising

The advertising school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Advertising in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of advertising degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Advertising

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
44 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in advertising has to take a look at Pepperdine University. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu. A Best Colleges rank of #94 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in advertising from Pepperdine University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
75 Advertising Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Washington State University if you want to pursue a degree in advertising. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. This university ranks 4th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 75 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in advertising from Washington State University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
352 Advertising Degrees Awarded

University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in advertising. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 352 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in advertising from University of Oregon

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
42 Advertising Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat San Jose State University if you wish to pursue a degree in advertising. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means San Jose State is a great university overall.

There were about 42 advertising students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in advertising from San Jose State University

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
32 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 24th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 32 advertising students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in advertising from University of San Francisco

Best Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best advertising colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 141
Washington 831 75
Oregon 587 352

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations 710
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 285
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 115
Health Communication 71
General Organizational Communication 64
Technical & Scientific Communication 50
International & Intercultural Communication 25

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