2025 Best Advertising Schools in Iowa

Ranked #149 in popularity, advertising is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for advertising students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in advertising annually.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Advertising Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Advertising in Iowa

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the advertising degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Advertising

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in advertising needs to check out Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in advertising from Iowa State University

2

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18.2% Growth in Graduates

Drake University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in advertising. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in advertising from Drake University

Best Advertising Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Advertising Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	3
Missouri	693	41
Nebraska	500	0
South Dakota	381	17

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Advertising Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Advertising

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	153
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	18
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	7
Sports Communication	5
Health Communication	2
General Organizational Communication	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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