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2024 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges in Illinois
404 Master's Degrees
a master's degree in marketing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of marketing. Combined, these schools handed out 404 master's degrees in marketing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Marketing School for Your Master's Degree

Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois Your choice of marketing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marketing students working on their master's degree.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.


 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Marketing in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in marketing.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Marketing

1
248 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a master's degree in marketing. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in marketing from Northwestern University

2
38 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in marketing. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in marketing from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
34 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in marketing. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in marketing from DePaul University

4
11 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in marketing. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in marketing from Loyola University Chicago

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29 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in marketing from Northern Illinois University

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19 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in marketing from University of Illinois at Chicago

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Aurora University
Aurora, IL
11 Annual Graduates

Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Aurora.More information about a master’s in marketing from Aurora University

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5 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in marketing from Saint Xavier University

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9 Annual Graduates

SIUE is a large public university located in the suburb of Edwardsville.More information about a master’s in marketing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Best Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 211 88
Ohio 207 159
Indiana 191 22
Wisconsin 173 26

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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 344
Other Marketing 40
Digital Marketing 11
Marketing Research 9

Majors Similar to Marketing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 6,404
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3,782
Accounting 696
Human Resource Management 622
Management Information Systems 153
General Business/Commerce 125
Finance & Financial Management 111
Taxation 65
Other Business, Management & Marketing 28
Real Estate 22

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