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2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
822 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,751 people earned their degree in advertising, making the major the 138th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 897 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 822 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in advertising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality advertising programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the advertising program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 344 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Austin.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Advertising Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $12,317 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech University Advertising Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 64 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Advertising at University of Houston

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $11,125 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Advertising at Texas State

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $7,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Advertising at The University of Texas at El Paso

#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $9,251 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Advertising at Northern Arizona University

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Advertising at University of Oklahoma

#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Lamar University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $9,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Advertising at Lamar University

#9

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,078 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oral Roberts University.

Full ORU Advertising Report

#10

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,405 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

Read more about Advertising at Grand Canyon University

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $26,718 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full SMU Advertising Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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