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2025 Best Marketing Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges in District of Columbia
253 Marketing Degrees Awarded
$47,472 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in marketing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of marketing. Combined, these schools handed out 253 degrees in marketing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Marketing School

Best Marketing Schools in District of Columbia 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for marketing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

Pick Your Marketing Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Marketing
Master's Degrees in Marketing

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marketing Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Marketing in District of Columbia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the marketing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Marketing

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Marketing Degrees Awarded
15.2% Growth in Graduates

Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in marketing. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were about 79 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available. Those marketing students who get their degree from Georgetown University earn $27,347 more than the typical marketing graduate.

More information about a degree in marketing from Georgetown University

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
79 Marketing Degrees Awarded
$54,833 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in marketing needs to check out George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 79 marketing students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Those marketing students who get their degree from George Washington University receive $7,361 more than the standard marketing grad.

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Associates Degree Type
AS in Marketing Program Name

Learn creative problem-solving skills and expand your knowledge in consumer behavior with an online associate in marketing degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In DC

American University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in marketing. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 20 marketing students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

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Howard University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In DC
55 Marketing Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Howard University if you want to pursue a degree in marketing. Howard is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 5th out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 55 marketing students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

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Best Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Marketing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 2,581
New York 333 2,226
Maryland 279 611
New Jersey 273 872
Delaware 175 337

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marketing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 184
Other Marketing 69

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Majors Similar to Marketing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 2,623
General Business/Commerce 887
Finance & Financial Management 662
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 575
Human Resource Management 390
Accounting 384
International Business 312
Real Estate 186
Entrepreneurial Studies 175
Hospitality Management 100

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