2024 Best Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region
94Colleges in the Plains States Region
4,295Marketing Degrees Awarded
$42,702Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #17 in popularity, marketing is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 94 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4,295 degrees in marketing to qualified students.
The marketing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marketing rankings. For our Best Overall Marketing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Marketing in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of marketing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marketing. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 97 marketing students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available. Marketing degree recipients from Washington University in St Louis receive an earnings boost of around $18,880 above the average earnings of marketing majors.
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in marketing. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 212 marketing students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the marketing degree program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities make $13,082 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in marketing. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 261 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Those marketing students who get their degree from University of Iowa earn $5,932 more than the typical marketing grad.
University of St Thomas Minnesota is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in marketing. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 marketing students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available. Those marketing students who get their degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota receive $5,776 more than the standard marketing grad.
Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 270 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the marketing degree program at Iowa State University earn $2,173 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 167 marketing students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the marketing program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln get $3,866 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 93 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the marketing program at Creighton University get $8,795 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount. This college ranks 18th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 13 marketing students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent data year.
UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were about 79 marketing students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available. Those marketing students who get their degree from University of Northern Iowa receive $4,520 more than the average marketing graduate.
Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Des Moines. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were about 42 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year. Marketing degree recipients from Drake University earn a boost of approximately $3,114 over the typical income of marketing majors.
Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 12th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 27 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Normandale Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 175 marketing students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the marketing program earn around $41,682 for their early career.
Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 3rd out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 59 marketing students who graduated with this degree at LATI in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, marketing degree recipients usually make around $29,474 in their early careers.
Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were about 252 marketing students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year. Those marketing students who get their degree from Kansas State University earn $2,076 more than the average marketing grad.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Marketing Schools in the Plains States Region award.
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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The marketing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Marketing rankings. For our Best Overall Marketing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
