2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marketing
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Marketing is the 16th most popular major in the country with 52,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,323 and had an average of $24,975 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,075 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 99 colleges that offer a degree in marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marketing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marketing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s.
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Out of the 99 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.
Out of the 99 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. Saint Joseph’s University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 33 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Joe’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Joe’s are $17,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 99 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
University of Scranton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.
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West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 32 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree marketing students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. The University of Tampa is a medium-sized school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tampa are $11,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also made our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 3 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Grand Canyon University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 19 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #14, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 107 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern New Hampshire University are $18,810.
Walden University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 30 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Houston came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OC are $11,430.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Webster University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
DePaul University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760.
With a ranking of #22, LIM College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. LIM is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 108 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at LIM are $24,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.
La Sierra University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at La Sierra University are $14,070, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Lasell University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lasell are $10,960, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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