Education & Careers ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about education & careers topics. Across 6,162 conversations in 64 sub-niches, ChatGPT showed 5,903 ads from 650 advertisers after the follow-up message. Most often shown: Coursera, Resume.io and Walden University.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Top advertisers in Education & Careers
top 30 of 650Share of the industry’s shown ads, across all its sub-niches.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coursera | 1,067 | 18.1% |
| 2 | Resume.io | 236 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Walden University | 193 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Talkpal | 189 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Everglades University | 130 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Jotform | 126 | 2.1% |
| 7 | EE Stanford Graduate School of Business | 122 | 2.1% |
| 8 | e-Hazard Management | 109 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Groupon | 108 | 1.8% |
| 10 | Strayer University | 102 | 1.7% |
| 11 | snhu.edu | 96 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute (UTI) | 94 | 1.6% |
| 13 | Taplio FR | 78 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Aceable | 75 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Purdue Global | 73 | 1.2% |
| 16 | italki | 71 | 1.2% |
| 17 | internships.com | 70 | 1.2% |
| 18 | JobAssist | 66 | 1.1% |
| 19 | JobCopilot | 64 | 1.1% |
| 20 | BeamJobs | 60 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Purdue Global | 54 | 0.9% |
| 22 | Chegg | 52 | 0.9% |
| 23 | Preply | 50 | 0.8% |
| 24 | Scoolinary SL | 50 | 0.8% |
| 25 | CurbWaste | 46 | 0.8% |
| 26 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 46 | 0.8% |
| 27 | FabTech | 45 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Capella University | 42 | 0.7% |
| 29 | kaptest.com | 40 | 0.7% |
| 30 | Absorb | 38 | 0.6% |
620 more advertisers shared the other 2,311 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 5,753 | 97.5% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 150 | 2.5% |
Education & Careers sub-niches
64 sub-nichesEvery sub-niche in our capture, by ads shown. The 40 with at least 50 shown ads have their own page.
Share by question type
How the conversations were asked, and each kind’s share of the industry’s shown ads.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 1,208 | 20.5% |
| Comparison | 910 | 15.4% |
| Price | 914 | 15.5% |
| Fix or choose | 836 | 14.2% |
| Long scenario | 868 | 14.7% |
| Worth it | 586 | 9.9% |
| Short search | 581 | 9.8% |
Example Education & Careers ads
12 adsThe most frequent distinct ads, one per advertiser.
- Resume.ioText ad
Resume Done Right
Shown 198 times
- CourseraText ad
10,000+ Online Courses
Shown 179 times
- Everglades UniversityText ad
Online Classes Start Oct. 26th
Shown 115 times
- e-Hazard ManagementText ad
Qualified Worker Safety Training
Shown 94 times
- Walden UniversityText ad
Walden University Online
Shown 81 times
- JobCopilotText ad
Apply to Jobs Faster with AI
Shown 64 times
- JobAssistText ad
JobAssist: 7M+ verified jobs daily
Shown 61 times
- AceableText ad
Pass the Real Estate Exam
Shown 57 times
- snhu.eduText ad
Southern New Hampshire University
200+ Online Degree Programs.
Shown 54 times
- EE Stanford Graduate School of BusinessText ad
Stanford Executive Education
Shown 54 times
- CurbWasteText ad
2026 Driver Pay by State
Shown 46 times
- Scoolinary SLText ad
Become a Top Chef
Shown 45 times
Example conversations
8 examplesIn a conversation that began “how do i schedule language lessons around rotating shifts at work”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Talkpal.
Text ad: “Master languages with an AI tutor for all levels”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:26 ET
In a conversation that began “best project management certification for a construction superintendent moving into a pm role”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Everglades University.
Text ad: “Online Classes Start Oct. 26th”
Best for question · Oct 3, 22:24 ET
In a conversation that began “best company paid cdl program for someone who can't afford to pay $6,000 upfront for school”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Groupon.
Shopping ad: Auto Service Deals Near You · $4.31
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:27 ET
In a conversation that began “tandem vs hellotalk for free language exchange alongside paid tutoring”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from LingoDodo.
Text ad: “LingoDodo - Screen-free Language Learning”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 03:46 ET
In a conversation that began “springboard ux bootcamp cost”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Coursera.
Text ad: “Start a Design Career”
Price question · Oct 3, 22:40 ET
In a conversation that began “how do i choose between a ged class at my community college and an online self paced program”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from snhu.edu.
Text ad: “24/7 Access for Busy Adults.”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 11:16 ET
In a conversation that began “springboard bootcamp”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Walden University.
Text ad: “Programs Built for Your Goals”
Short search question · Oct 3, 21:23 ET
In a conversation that began “i'm 44, work in accounting in st louis and want to use ai tools to automate reports, what beginner ai course fits me?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Synder.
Text ad: “Synder: Accounting Automation Software”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 21:41 ET
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How this data was captured
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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