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2023 Best Marketing Schools in California

5 Colleges
$46,484 Avg Salary
$22,770 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marketing School for You

Marketing is the #126 most popular major in California with 112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Marketing Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Marketing Schools in California

Check out the marketing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools in Marketing

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for marketing students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Marketing at University of Southern California Report

#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in California. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

The excellent programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in California. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Marketing Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

#5

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend La Sierra University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Marketing at La Sierra University

Best Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 50
Oregon 2
Nevada 0

Marketing is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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