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2023 Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$57,482 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 44% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 68% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 32% are male.

Read full report on Marketing at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 71% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 55% of the marketing majors at the school.

Read full report on Marketing at Northern Illinois University

Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 37% are male.

Full Marketing at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 73% of the marketing majors at the school.

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#6

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the marketing majors at the school.

Full Marketing at Aurora University Report

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in marketing at SIUE, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Marketing at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#9

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, Saint Xavier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 20% of the marketing majors at the school.

Full Marketing at Saint Xavier University Report

#10

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree marketing programs. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

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Best Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 10 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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