Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. It depends how these programs are judged, and who evaluates them. The following information is provided so you can see that, by any measure, UT offers a top- tier program. In the United States, approximately 111 institutions of higher education offer an organized program of study in advertising. In fact, it is one of only a few such programs around the country that are housed in their own department.
Most programs are a part of a journalism, marketing, or other department.
As shown in the Table above, the graduate program at UT ranks fourth largest in the country, with UT and Michigan State boasting the most Ph.D. students. Certainly, large size and high quality are two different things. But size, if combined with quality instruction , means many well-trained graduates and an influential force in the advertising profession. UT has the largest advertising faculty in the world. This means the widest possible range of expertise, so that students can work with and learn from faculty who are specialists in many different areas of advertising.