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2024 Best Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region

13 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,035 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 1,035 degrees in advertising during the 2021-2022 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
171 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in advertising has to check out University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 171 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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

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

There were approximately 85 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
162 Advertising Degrees Awarded

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

There were about 162 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
152 Advertising Degrees Awarded

The University of Alabama is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in advertising. UA is a fairly large public university located in the 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 152 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
83 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 roughly 83 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

There were about 46 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

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

Appalachian State is a very 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 76 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

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

Located in the large 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 125 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
31 Advertising Degrees Awarded

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

There were approximately 31 advertising students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
35.7% Growth in Graduates

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

There were approximately 14 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.

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Best Advertising Colleges by State

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715404
North Carolina71084
Georgia690181
Tennessee62492
South Carolina530124
Kentucky51842
Mississippi5010
Alabama500146
Arkansas4664

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication1,571
Public Relations1,474
Communication Management and Strategic Communications455
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication274
General Organizational Communication186
Sports Communication184
Political Communication55
Health Communication49
Technical & Scientific Communication46
International & Intercultural Communication40

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