Ranked by graduate earnings

Best colleges for Marketing

50 Marketing programs ranked by real graduate earnings, debt, and completion - from the College Scorecard Field-of-Study data.

Quick answer

For Marketing, Brigham Young University (Utah) ranks #1 by our outcome score, with median graduate earnings of $112,596. Rankings reflect earnings, debt, and completion - not reputation or cost - across 50 programs with published outcome data.

#	School	Credential	Median earnings	Median debt	Completers	Score
1	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	Bachelor's Degree	$112,596	$11,000	97	96.6
2	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	Bachelor's Degree	$92,626	$15,250	218	94.3
3	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	Bachelor's Degree	$106,353	$18,000	122	93.6
4	Georgetown University Washington, DC	Bachelor's Degree	$105,944	$17,000	79	93.4
5	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Bachelor's Degree	$112,211	$17,412	61	93.1
6	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	Bachelor's Degree	$100,489	$17,500	79	92.5
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	Bachelor's Degree	$88,114	$15,000	188	91.7
8	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	Bachelor's Degree	$98,503	$19,375	137	91.6
9	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	Bachelor's Degree	$93,782	$19,500	252	90.8
10	Utah State University Logan, UT	Bachelor's Degree	$87,905	$13,750	106	90.7
11	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	Bachelor's Degree	$96,148	$20,000	248	90.7
12	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	Bachelor's Degree	$97,148	$19,500	137	90.4
13	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Bachelor's Degree	$104,723	$19,712	79	89.9
14	University of Georgia Athens, GA	Bachelor's Degree	$85,785	$17,318	375	89.9
15	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	Bachelor's Degree	$84,981	$17,040	494	89.8
16	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	Bachelor's Degree	$91,955	$19,625	150	89.5
17	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	Bachelor's Degree	$88,114	$15,000	64	89.5
18	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	Bachelor's Degree	$81,582	$11,875	170	89.1
19	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	Bachelor's Degree	$89,944	$19,500	189	89.1
20	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	Bachelor's Degree	$88,114	$15,000	54	89
21	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	Bachelor's Degree	$90,744	$20,000	156	88.7
22	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Bachelor's Degree	$91,088	$19,000	64	88.7
23	Elon University Elon, NC	Bachelor's Degree	$95,163	$20,500	122	88.2
24	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	Bachelor's Degree	$85,935	$18,508	154	87.8
25	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	Bachelor's Degree	$88,627	$19,000	81	87.6
26	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	Bachelor's Degree	$84,725	$18,274	129	87.1
27	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	Bachelor's Degree	$98,320	$20,534	52	86.9
28	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Master's Degree	$255,357	-	61	86.8
29	Boston University Boston, MA	Master's Degree	$103,316	-	137	86.6
30	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Bachelor's Degree	$91,815	$21,250	110	86.5
31	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Master's Degree	$176,716	-	56	86.4
32	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	Bachelor's Degree	$90,453	$22,250	185	84.9
33	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	Master's Degree	$166,668	-	31	84.7
34	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$131,018	-	-	84.4
35	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	Bachelor's Degree	$89,208	$21,500	106	84.2
36	Bentley University Waltham, MA	Master's Degree	$117,833	-	-	84.1
37	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	Bachelor's Degree	$81,119	$20,250	405	84.1
38	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	Bachelor's Degree	$81,368	$15,000	-	84
39	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	Bachelor's Degree	$86,919	$22,000	238	84
40	University of Georgia Athens, GA	Master's Degree	$112,192	-	-	83.8
41	George Washington University Washington, DC	Bachelor's Degree	$95,528	$22,975	72	83.5
42	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	Bachelor's Degree	$80,825	$19,250	88	83.3
43	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	Master's Degree	$110,154	-	30	83.3
44	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	Bachelor's Degree	$86,299	$21,796	165	83.1
45	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	Master's Degree	$109,948	-	29	83.1
46	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Bachelor's Degree	$83,562	$20,569	116	82.8
47	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	Bachelor's Degree	$86,246	$22,136	210	82.7
48	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	Bachelor's Degree	$84,111	$21,500	216	82.6
49	Illinois State University Normal, IL	Bachelor's Degree	$77,956	$19,472	243	82.5
50	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	Bachelor's Degree	$83,511	$20,765	114	82.5

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Hidden Gems for Marketing

Lower-profile schools with a genuinely strong outcome score for Marketing - the famous brand names and mega-flagships are deliberately filtered out.

#	School	Median earnings	Admit rate	Score
1	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$88,114	91%	89.5
2	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$88,114	83%	89
3	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$109,948	89%	83.1
4	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$120,626	86%	80.4
5	Taylor University Upland, IN Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$78,191	74%	80.3
6	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$111,964	68%	80
7	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$90,576	75%	79.5
8	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH Strong Marketing outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$86,919	-	79.5
9	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH Strong Marketing outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$86,919	-	79.5
10	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$77,996	68%	77.9
11	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$76,285	93%	77.5
12	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Strong Marketing outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$77,940	73%	77.2

Hidden Gems use the same College Scorecard outcome score, then drop the pool’s most-selective brands (bottom-quartile admit rate) and largest campuses (top-quartile enrollment). Schools that don’t report admit rate or enrollment are not dropped by that guard.

How we ranked this

Programs are scored 0-100 within the Marketing field (CIP 52.14) using three College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (weighted 70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, inverted so lower debt scores higher), and completer count (10%, log-scaled). Each input is percentile-ranked against the other Marketing programs, so the score is robust to outliers and comparable across schools. Programs with no published earnings are excluded - never given a fabricated number. This is the same engine that powers our interactive Major Rankings. Minimum 5 scorable programs required to publish.

Frequently asked questions

Which college has the best Marketing program?+

By our outcome score, Brigham Young University (Utah) ranks #1 for Marketing, with median graduate earnings of $112,596.

How are these Marketing programs ranked?+

Each program gets a 0-100 outcome score from three real College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, lower is better), and completer count (10%). Programs are compared within the major so the score reflects the best schools for this field specifically.

Where does the earnings and debt data come from?+

The U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field-of-Study file, which publishes median earnings and median debt by institution and major (4-digit CIP). Figures are post-graduation medians; programs without published earnings are not scored and are omitted from this ranking.

Can I filter Marketing programs by state or degree level?+

Yes. This page shows the national top programs; use the interactive Major Rankings tool to filter the same data by state, and by credential level (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral).

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Data sources: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Field of Study) · IPEDS Completions. Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “-” and never estimated. GetInto.College does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.