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2023 Most Popular Marketing Schools in Illinois

13 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.

The Most Popular Marketing Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marketing Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for marketing students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in Illinois. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for marketing students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

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

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, Saint Xavier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students. 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 13 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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