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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
822 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Advertising is the 138th most popular major in the country with 4,751 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in advertising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great advertising programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the advertising program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 344 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $13,575 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $13,326 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Advertising at Texas Tech University

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Advertising Report

#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 $30-$48k list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 113 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Advertising at Texas State University

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $7,427 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

Read full report on Advertising at UTEP

#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northern Arizona University Advertising Report

#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 $30-$48k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $17,285 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Advertising at University of Oklahoma

#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,631 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lamar University.

Read full report on Advertising at Lamar University

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 44 students 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 $27,331 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national 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

#10

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s advertising degrees to qualified students.

ORU also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $20,104 for southwest region bachelor’s degree advertising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Advertising at Oral Roberts University

#11

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Advertising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,704 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Advertising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

Full Grand Canyon University 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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