I’m currently a high school junior, searching for colleges with the best advertising/marketing programs. Does anyone have any recommendations (excluding the obvious Ivy League schools) regarding schools known for these programs?
I can recommend my alma mater, Boston University. They have an advertising major within the College of Communication (which is itself an all-around stellar school), and I know several successful graduates (ie: they work in advertising and are doing very well). All the majors in COM are very practical/trade-based–you’ll be taught by professors who actually work in the field, and a lot of classes center around you doing real work. You’ll be able to get some good internship/job connections through alumni, and several of the study abroad programs have good internship hook-ups for marketing/PR/advertising, as well.