by our College Data Analytics Team
[Marketing](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/marketing/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. 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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If you want to know which schools send marketing graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Leading the list is University Of South Dakota, our #1 for marketing graduate salaries in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, University Of South Dakota is a public institution. Students who complete the marketing program here go on to a median salary of roughly $64,279.
Southeast Technical Institute produces some of the highest-paid graduates in marketing, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Sioux Falls, Southeast Technical Institute is a public institution. Students who complete the marketing program here go on to a median salary of roughly $44,473.
Northern State University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in marketing, landing the #3 spot this year. Northern State University is a public school located in the town of Aberdeen. Early-career marketing graduates from Northern State University make a median of around $47,201 per year.
Lake Area Technical Institute produces some of the highest-paid graduates in marketing, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the town of Watertown, Lake Area Technical Institute is a public institution. After graduating, marketing degree recipients from Lake Area Technical Institute typically earn about $39,495 annually.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their marketing graduates, 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.