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2023 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$57,482 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Marketing

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best school in California for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#3

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#5

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, La Sierra University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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.

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