Advertising Colleges

An advertising program focuses on the creation of commercial messages intended to promote and sell products. This program prepares individuals to function as advertising assistants, technicians, and managers. This major program includes instruction in advertising theory, marketing strategy, advertising design and production methods, campaign methods and techniques, media management, related principles of business management, and applicable technical and equipment skills.

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,864 per year (In-State)
$ 13,516 per year (Out-of-State)

Virginia College-Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,240 per year

Mohave Community College

Kingman, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,380 per year (In-State)
$ 4,140 per year (Out-of-State)

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,223 per year (In-State)
$ 12,853 per year (Out-of-State)

The Art Institute of Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,616 per year

The Art Institute of Tucson

Tucson, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,560 per year

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,800 per year

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,384 per year (In-State)
$ 8,880 per year (Out-of-State)

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,200 per year

American River College

Sacramento, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 758 per year (In-State)
$ 4,986 per year (Out-of-State)

Chapman University

Orange, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,050 per year

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 4,200 per year (Out-of-State)

Johnson & Wales University-Denver

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,200 per year

Westwood College-Denver North

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,745 per year

Westwood College-Denver South

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,745 per year

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,360 per year

Three Rivers Community College

Norwich, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,232 per year (In-State)
$ 6,696 per year (Out-of-State)

Delaware Technical and Community College-Terry

Dover, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,956 per year (In-State)
$ 4,890 per year (Out-of-State)

Strayer University-Washington Campus

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,368 per year

Barry University

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,430 per year

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,765 per year

International Academy of Design and Technology

Tampa, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,520 per year

Miami International University of Art & Design

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,640 per year

Portfolio Center

Atlanta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,400 per year

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,000 per year

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,638 per year (In-State)
$ 15,858 per year (Out-of-State)

Wesleyan College

Macon, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,260 per year

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,550 per year

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Harrington College of Design

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,565 per year

International Academy of Design and Technology

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,700 per year

North Park University

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,535 per year

Indiana Business College-Anderson

Anderson, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,075 per year

Indiana Business College-Columbus

Columbus, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,075 per year

Indiana Business College-Evansville

Evansville, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,075 per year

Indiana Business College-Ft Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,075 per year

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,100 per year

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,890 per year (In-State)
$ 14,980 per year (Out-of-State)

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,170 per year

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,056 per year

Brown Mackie College-Kansas City

Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,236 per year

Brown Mackie College-Salina

Salina, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,804 per year

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,792 per year (In-State)
$ 11,400 per year (Out-of-State)

Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,900 per year

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,162 per year (In-State)
$ 12,148 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,316 per year (In-State)
$ 12,732 per year (Out-of-State)

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,658 per year

Saint Josephs College

Standish, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,890 per year

Salem State College

Salem, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 910 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,140 per year

The New England Institute of Art

Brookline, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,850 per year

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,390 per year (In-State)
$ 14,850 per year (Out-of-State)

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,760 per year

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,740 per year (In-State)
$ 13,480 per year (Out-of-State)

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,220 per year (In-State)
$ 12,510 per year (Out-of-State)

Globe College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,880 per year

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,429 per year (In-State)
$ 8,859 per year (Out-of-State)

North Hennepin Community College

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,760 per year (In-State)
$ 6,961 per year (Out-of-State)

Rasmussen College-Eagan

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,160 per year

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,312 per year (In-State)
$ 9,742 per year (Out-of-State)

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,348 per year

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,000 per year

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,005 per year (In-State)
$ 8,010 per year (Out-of-State)

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,210 per year

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,578 per year

University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,530 per year (In-State)
$ 13,440 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,060 per year (In-State)
$ 12,527 per year (Out-of-State)

Franklin Pierce College

Rindge, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,100 per year

Southern New Hampshire University

Hooksett, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,184 per year

Berkeley College

Little Falls, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,200 per year

Rider University

Trenton, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,910 per year

Union County College

Cranford, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,872 per year (In-District)
$ 3,744 per year (Out-of-District)

Berkeley College

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,200 per year

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,074 per year (In-State)
$ 9,222 per year (Out-of-State)

Katharine Gibbs School-Melville

Melville, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 36,900 per year

Katharine Gibbs School-New York City

New York, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,218 per year

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,821 per year (In-State)
$ 11,563 per year (Out-of-State)

Campbell University Inc

Buies Creek, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,500 per year

Rasmussen College-Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,166 per year

Kent State University

Kent, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,954 per year (In-State)
$ 15,386 per year (Out-of-State)

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,850 per year

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,000 per year (In-State)
$ 7,472 per year (Out-of-State)

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,486 per year

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,862 per year (In-State)
$ 10,755 per year (Out-of-State)

The Art Institute of Portland

Portland, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,055 per year

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,164 per year (In-State)
$ 15,996 per year (Out-of-State)

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,200 per year

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,775 per year

Lansdale School of Business

North Wales, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,650 per year

Laurel Business Institute

Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,919 per year

Johnson & Wales University

Providence, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,200 per year

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,914 per year (In-State)
$ 18,556 per year (Out-of-State)

Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,500 per year

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,400 per year

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,580 per year

The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,618 per year (In-State)
$ 15,388 per year (Out-of-State)

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 756 per year (In-State)
$ 1,560 per year (Out-of-State)

Northwood University

Cedar Hill, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,625 per year

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,640 per year (In-State)
$ 9,264 per year (Out-of-State)

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,846 per year

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,410 per year

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,660 per year

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,722 per year

The Art Institute of Washington

Arlington, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,000 per year

West Virginia State Community and Technical College

Institute, West Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,642 per year (In-State)
$ 7,048 per year (Out-of-State)

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,950 per year