2024 Best Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Advertising is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #333 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for advertising students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 41 master's degrees in advertising to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on advertising students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of advertising students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized advertising related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Advertising Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Advertising in Texas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in advertising.

Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Advertising

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in advertising. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a master’s in advertising from Southern Methodist University

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in advertising. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a master’s in advertising from The University of Texas at Austin

Best Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Advertising

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Advertising

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	71
General Organizational Communication	17
Technical & Scientific Communication	15
Public Relations	4
Sports Communication	4
International & Intercultural Communication	3
Health Communication	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.