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2025 Best Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools

55 Colleges in the United States
3,873 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #89 in popularity, advertising is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 55 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,873 bachelor's degrees in advertising to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Advertising School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of advertising for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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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 Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Advertising in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for advertising students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Advertising

1
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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
145 Annual Graduates

Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in advertising. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Boston University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
272 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in advertising has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from The University of Texas at Austin

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
108 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in advertising needs to take a look at Syracuse University. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Syracuse University

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
417 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in advertising. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Michigan State University

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158 Annual Graduates

UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from University of Georgia

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
199 Annual Graduates

UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from University of Florida

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Annual Graduates

SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Southern Methodist University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
171 Annual Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Temple University

9
69 Annual Graduates

Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from Washington State University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
260 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from University of Oregon

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
191 Annual Graduates

UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in advertising from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
13 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
14 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
15 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
16 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
17 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
18 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC

Advertising by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
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Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations 3,855
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 3,154
General Organizational Communication 1,289
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1,270
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 1,215
Sports Communication 758
Health Communication 122
Political Communication 67
Technical & Scientific Communication 60
International & Intercultural Communication 52

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