Kentucky contains four schools that offer advertising programs. Western Kentucky University, the highest-ranking advertising school in KY, has a total student population of 20,712 and is the 1859th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 advertising schools in Kentucky, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Brescia University comes out as the most expensive ($10,994/yr), with Western Kentucky University as the lowest recorded at only $9,729/yr.
Advertising students from Kentucky 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. In fact, in the Kentucky alone, there are 1,130 employed market research analysts earning an average yearly salary of $63,170. Advertising and promotions managers in this state earn $57,520/yr and there are 320 employed.
Also, within the advertising schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from advertising, there are 2859 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,477 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,117, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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