2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Advertising is the 149th most popular major in the country with 4,655 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,059 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,024 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in advertising. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in advertising.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree advertising students.
Top 18 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Advertising in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 542 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Michigan State Advertising Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Northwood Advertising Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Advertising at Marquette
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read more about Advertising at USI
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 200 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UIUC Advertising Report
Columbia College Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia Advertising Report
With a ranking of #7, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 28 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Advertising at Western Michigan University
Xavier University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Read more about Advertising at Xavier University
With a ranking of #9, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Advertising at Central Michigan
With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State University Advertising Report
Bradley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Advertising at Bradley University
Loyola University Chicago came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Loyola University Chicago Advertising Report
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Advertising at Youngstown State University
Kent State University at Kent came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 31 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Advertising at Kent State
North Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Advertising at North Park University
With a ranking of #16, Spring Arbor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Spring Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Spring Arbor Advertising Report
With a ranking of #17, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on Advertising at Ferris
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Advertising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Advertising at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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