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2023 Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the most popular 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in marketing at SCU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Marketing at Santa Clara University Report

#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Lutheran University is a great place for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Marketing at California Lutheran University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marketing schools in California. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 61% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for marketing students working on their master’s degree. 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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#5

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

Out of the 8 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.

Of the 4 students majoring in marketing at La Sierra, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Holy Names University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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California Intercontinental University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Read full report on Marketing at California Intercontinental University

University of Phoenix - California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree marketing programs. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

Full Marketing at University of Phoenix - California Report

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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 8 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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