1. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
When you think about “the man your man can smell like,” you think Old Spice. Jason Bagley, the creative director behind the commercial concept, graduated with a Bachelor’s in Advertising from BYU. It’s one thing for a school to call themselves great and another thing when the industry reflects back on their hard work and dedication. And that shows at BYU. BYU offers academic experiences that train students in deep research and allow them to gain a greater understanding of strategy and methods in advertising. “We try to strike a balance between the academic rigor you want to see in a great university education program, but also with the practical experience that comes with trying to create immersion in the industry,” said BYU Advertising Associate Teaching Professor Jeff Sheets. Students can access social media analytical resources, like BuzzSumo.
BYU students have won strategy competitions, the national Best of Show at the ADDYs in 2017, and 2018 and the international ANDY for Best of Show (three of the finalist were BYU students) among the dozens of others. “Much of our projects now are companies coming to us which has been very successful,” said Kevin Kelly, an associate teaching professor in the Communications Department at BYU. The BYU advertising lab, a student-run and professionally-mentored agency, allows students to work hand-in-hand with ad agencies and their big name clients like Nike, Amazon, Airbnb and Microsoft. Faculty encourage their students to implement the teachings and theories learned in class and apply them to real world clients and campaigns. BYU has everything you need to make a name for yourself in the industry.
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