2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 13,877 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,257 and $25,272 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 648 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree marketing students.
Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tampa, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
UT also took the #9 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tampa are $11,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 26 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 22 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
WCU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Florida International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 155 students in 2019-2020.
FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 53 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #8, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 38 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 78 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Georgia State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.
Full Sail University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies is located in Danville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Averett University - Graduate & Professional Studies are $12,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #13, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Institute of Technology - Online, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology - Online are $16,128, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #14, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 57 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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