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Advertising at Southern Methodist University

44 Bachelor's Degrees
10 Master's Degrees
#5 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how SMU ranks in comparison to other schools with advertising programs.

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Advertising Degrees Available at SMU

SMU Advertising Rankings

SMU is in the top 10% of the country for advertising. More specifically it was ranked #5 out of 65 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Advertising Graduates 2
Best Advertising Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 2
Best Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools 2
Best Advertising Master’s Degree Schools 3
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Advertising 3
Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Advertising Graduate Degree Schools 4
Best Advertising Schools 5
Highest Paid Advertising Graduates 7
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Advertising Graduates 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising 9
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Advertising 10
Best Advertising Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 10
Best Advertising Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $0-$30k) 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $48-$75k) 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $75-$110k) 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (With Aid) 12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income Over $110k) 12
Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 25
Best Advertising Colleges for Veterans 27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $48-$75k) 49
Best Value Colleges for Advertising (Income $48-$75k) 51
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $75-$110k) 51
Best Value Colleges for Advertising (Income $75-$110k) 53
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $30-$48k) 54
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $0-$30k) 56
Best Value Colleges for Advertising (Income $30-$48k) 57
Best Value Colleges for Advertising 57
Best Value Colleges for Advertising (Income $0-$30k) 58
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income Over $110k) 58
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (With Aid) 58
Best Value Colleges for Advertising (With Aid) 60
Best Value Colleges for Advertising (Income Over $110k) 61
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising 62

Popularity of Advertising at SMU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Southern Methodist University handed out 44 bachelor's degrees in advertising. Last year, the same number of degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in advertising from SMU. This makes it the #9 most popular school for advertising master’s degree candidates in the country.

Advertising Student Diversity at SMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the advertising majors at Southern Methodist University.

SMU Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The advertising program at SMU awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at SMU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 68% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in advertising.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 30
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 2

SMU Advertising Master’s Program

All of the 10 students who graduated with a Master’s in advertising from SMU in 2021 were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 80% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a master's in advertising.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Advertising

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Organizational Communication 28
Public Relations 24

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