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2023 Best Marketing Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$42,738 Avg Salary
$25,005 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marketing School for You

Marketing is the #31 most popular major in Illinois with 419 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Marketing Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Marketing Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Marketing Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in Illinois for marketing students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Marketing Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Marketing Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Marketing Schools in Illinois ranking. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 97
Ohio 192
Indiana 24
Wisconsin 26

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 10 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.

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