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2023 Most Popular Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

40 Colleges
$43,781 Avg Salary
$25,049 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marketing School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, marketing was ranked #59 in the country. In fact 4,011 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marketing program at each school on the list.

Check out the marketing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for marketing students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Marketing at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular marketing programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for marketing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Marketing at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Best Marketing Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 97
Illinois 419
Ohio 192
Indiana 24
Wisconsin 26

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 40 schools only.

  • 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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