Marketing is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for marketing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 531 degrees in marketing to qualified students.
Your choice of marketing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Marketing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Marketing Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the marketing degree levels they offer.
University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in marketing. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 335 marketing students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the marketing major at University of Arkansas earn $6,565 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Any student who is interested in marketing has to look into Arkansas State University - Main Campus. A-State is a large public university located in the city of Jonesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 marketing students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the marketing major at Arkansas State University - Main Campus earn $2,090 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Every student who is interested in marketing has to look into John Brown University. JBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Siloam Springs. This university ranks 4th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 11 marketing students who graduated with this degree at JBU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in marketing has to take a look at University of Central Arkansas. UCA is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Conway. This university ranks 6th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 50 marketing students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the marketing program report average early career earnings of $31,457.
Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #618 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year. After graduation, marketing degree recipients typically earn around $40,928 in their early careers.
UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Little Rock. This university ranks 9th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 30 marketing students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the marketing program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,356.
ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville. This university ranks 15th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 11 marketing students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of marketing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Marketing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
