Vallejo, CA (population: 114,029) has fourteen advertising schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of San Francisco, the highest ranked school in this group with an advertising program, has a total student population of 9,008. It is the 221st highest ranked school in the USA and the 21st highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).
Advertising students from Vallejo schools who go on to become advertisers, advertising specialists, marketing specialists, marketers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 35,760 people working as advertising and promotions managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $97,670. Also, Market research analysts make on average $67,500 per year and there are about 226,410 of them employed in the US today.
Vallejo lies in Solano county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the Vallejo-Fairfield area has 121,990 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2% unemployment rate, $22/hr average worker wage, and a $46,380 average annual salary.
Of the 14 advertising schools with a 100-mile radius of Vallejo, only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of California-San Francisco comes out as the most expensive ($30,077/yr) for advertising students, with Yuba College as the lowest, reported at only $6,347/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Vallejo |
Napa | CA | 75,759 | 1 | 15.1485 | 56 | 13.3 miles |
Fairfield | CA | 104,184 | 9 | 23.8893 | 386 | 15.4 miles |
Berkeley | CA | 102,237 | 13 | 2.98519 | 59 | 16.6 miles |
Concord | CA | 122,338 | 7 | 21.1076 | 136 | 17.2 miles |
Walnut Creek | CA | 64,055 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.8 miles |
Pittsburg | CA | 67,613 | 2 | 20.7913 | 157 | 21.1 miles |
Alameda | CA | 71,628 | 3 | 11.6549 | 62 | 23.5 miles |
Oakland | CA | 412,612 | 12 | 26.3295 | 321 | 23.6 miles |
San Francisco | CA | 817,411 | 21 | 17.5697 | 455 | 25.7 miles |
Antioch | CA | 102,439 | 2 | 25.0238 | 14 | 26.4 miles |
San Leandro | CA | 78,904 | 1 | 29.9223 | 11 | 28.3 miles |
Castro Valley | CA | 65,952 | 0 | - | 0 | 29.7 miles |
South San Francisco | CA | 64,345 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.3 miles |
Dublin | CA | 46,208 | 3 | 13.8145 | 117 | 33.1 miles |
Hayward | CA | 145,517 | 6 | 17.5402 | 239 | 34.3 miles |
Union City | CA | 76,462 | 1 | 13.7752 | 0 | 37.6 miles |
San Mateo | CA | 93,990 | 1 | 15.1982 | 101 | 38.1 miles |
Fremont | CA | 207,431 | 5 | 26.457 | 262 | 42.6 miles |
Woodland | CA | 56,758 | 0 | - | 0 | 47.5 miles |
West Sacramento | CA | 50,542 | 1 | 29.8049 | 4 | 49.5 miles |
Laguna | CA | 60,976 | 0 | - | 0 | 50.4 miles |
Milpitas | CA | 69,900 | 1 | 18.2292 | 19 | 51.2 miles |
Sunnyvale | CA | 135,564 | 4 | 17.5213 | 21 | 51.4 miles |
Stockton | CA | 291,422 | 7 | 28.794 | 278 | 52.7 miles |
Sacramento | CA | 475,452 | 20 | 22.3687 | 626 | 53.4 miles |
Santa Clara | CA | 112,889 | 4 | 29.9373 | 188 | 53.6 miles |
San Jose | CA | 977,893 | 9 | 20.6572 | 297 | 60.4 miles |
Rancho Cordova | CA | 65,274 | 3 | 17.1477 | 50 | 62.1 miles |
Roseville | CA | 121,485 | 4 | 20.0435 | 49 | 69.2 miles |
Salida | CA | - | 2 | 26.0837 | 19 | 70.0 miles |