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2025 Best Advertising Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
753 Advertising Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in advertising, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #149 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for advertising students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 753 degrees in advertising annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Advertising School

Best Advertising Schools in Texas The advertising program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Advertising rankings. For our Best Overall Advertising School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Advertising Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Advertising
Master's Degrees in Advertising
Doctor's Degrees in Advertising

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Advertising Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Advertising in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of advertising degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Texas Schools in Advertising

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
331 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in advertising needs to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 331 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in advertising from The University of Texas at Austin

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
67 Advertising Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a degree in advertising. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 67 advertising students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associates Degree Type
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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
132 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in advertising. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 132 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
159 Advertising Degrees Awarded

Texas State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in advertising. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 159 advertising students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in advertising from Texas State University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
33 Advertising Degrees Awarded

UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 49th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 33 advertising students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 6
Oklahoma 565 74

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Advertising is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations 631
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 377
General Organizational Communication 181
Sports Communication 49
Technical & Scientific Communication 43
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 26
Health Communication 14
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 10
International & Intercultural Communication 4

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