2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2019-2020, 52,262 people earned their degree in marketing, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,443 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,433 and $24,778 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in marketing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marketing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the marketing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marketing in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,821 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,943 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.

DU also made our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson.

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