Advertising at The University of Texas at Austin

Every advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the advertising program at The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 343 students received a bachelor's degree in advertising from UT Austin.

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

UT Austin Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Advertising (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising
• Master’s Degree in Advertising
• Doctorate Degree in Advertising

UT Austin Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The advertising major at UT Austin 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.

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In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in advertising from UT Austin. This makes it the #2 most popular school for advertising master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in advertising, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Advertising Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the advertising majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 343 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in advertising from UT Austin in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its advertising bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	161
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UT Austin Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in advertising from UT Austin in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the advertising master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in advertising. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Organizational Communication
• Public Relations

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Advertising and Promotions Managers	1,590	$98,960

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.