Advertising at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a advertising school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's advertising program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. Of the 2,532 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 565 of them were advertising majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising
• Master’s Degree in Advertising

Michigan State Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks advertising programs across the country. The following shows how Michigan State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The advertising major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
	8
	12
	13
	41

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in advertising from Michigan State. This makes it the #12 most popular school for advertising master’s degree candidates in the country.

Advertising Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the advertising majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of advertising bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical advertising bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in advertising at Michigan State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's in advertising.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	363
International Students	90
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Michigan State Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in advertising from Michigan State. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in advertising.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in advertising. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations
• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication
• Health Communication

Careers That Advertising Grads May Go Into

A degree in advertising can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers	580	$124,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.