by our College Data Analytics Team
[Marketing](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/marketing/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a marketing degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where marketing graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose marketing graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is University Of Maine, our #1 for marketing graduate salaries in Maine. University Of Maine is a public school located in the suburb of Orono. Early-career marketing graduates from University Of Maine make a median of around $64,199 per year.
Kennebec Valley Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying marketing schools. Set in the town of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public institution. Early-career marketing graduates from Kennebec Valley Community College make a median of around $41,882 per year.
University Of Southern Maine produces some of the highest-paid graduates in marketing, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Portland, University Of Southern Maine is a public institution. Marketing graduates of University Of Southern Maine earn a median of about $55,591 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in marketing will find them at Saint Josephs College Of Maine, which ranked #4. Set in the rural area of Standish, Saint Josephs College Of Maine is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career marketing graduates from Saint Josephs College Of Maine make a median of around $44,151 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries marketing graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.