by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Marketing is the 17th most popular major in the country with 52,916 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,991 and had an average of $25,213 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 14,428 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,523 and $25,857 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 739 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in marketing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in marketing.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree marketing students.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #1 spot on the list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 69 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 137 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 62 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brenau University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Florida International University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 147 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Western Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tampa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tampa is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 16 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Lincoln Memorial University is a medium-sized school located in Harrogate, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 24 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Adventist University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Florida landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 206 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saint Leo University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Leo, Florida. It awarded 23 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Union College Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Union College is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
William & Mary ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 0 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 177 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #17, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 219 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 262 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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