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2023 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Marketing is the #59 most popular major in the country with 4,011 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree marketing programs. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#11

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree marketing programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#13

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree marketing programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#14

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#15

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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With a ranking of #16, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Boston University Boston, MA
18 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
19 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
20 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
21 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Marketing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 20 majors within the area of study, marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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