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2024 Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region

13 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,149 Advertising Degrees Awarded
Advertising is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #149 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of advertising. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,149 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 Southeast 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for advertising schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Advertising in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the advertising degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Advertising

1
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
196 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in advertising has to look into University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 196 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in advertising from University of Florida

2
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
88 Advertising Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a degree in advertising. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were roughly 88 advertising students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
178 Advertising Degrees Awarded

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in advertising. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 178 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
146 Advertising Degrees Awarded

The University of Alabama is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in advertising. UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were about 146 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
124 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 124 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in advertising from University of South Carolina - Columbia

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
66 Advertising Degrees Awarded

UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were approximately 66 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
84 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Boone. This university ranks 9th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 84 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
110 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 110 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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9
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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
33 Advertising Degrees Awarded

WKU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 33 advertising students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY

Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Murray. This university ranks 9th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 9 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best advertising schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 404
North Carolina 710 84
Georgia 690 181
Tennessee 624 92
South Carolina 530 124
Kentucky 518 42
Mississippi 501 0
Alabama 500 146
Arkansas 466 4

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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 1,446
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 1,286
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 522
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 216
General Organizational Communication 193
Sports Communication 141
Political Communication 53
International & Intercultural Communication 43
Technical & Scientific Communication 33
Health Communication 27

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