2023 Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Advertising is the 149th most popular major in the country with 4,918 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 934 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 850 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in advertising. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent advertising programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the advertising program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 9 Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Houston]](/colleges/university-of-houston/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s advertising degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Oklahoma does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State, 2,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas State]](/colleges/texas-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 343 degrees to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s advertising students in 2020-2021.
SMU also made our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at SMU, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #7, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 5 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 24,879 students enrolled at UTEP, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,990. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UTEP offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UTEP]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso/student-life/veterans/)
Lamar University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advertising for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s advertising degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 16,637 students enrolled at Lamar University, 692 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 353 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,108. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lamar University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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