2024 Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Marketing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #64 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for marketing students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 associate degrees in marketing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other marketing students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for marketing to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marketing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marketing students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Marketing in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for marketing students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Marketing

1

Rasmussen University - Illinois
Rockford, IL

1 Annual Graduates

$44,129 Median Starting Salary

$27,167 Median Student Debt

Rasmussen University - Illinois is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in marketing. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the marketing program report average early career wages of $44,129.

More information about a associate in marketing from Rasmussen University - Illinois

2

Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southwestern Illinois College if you want to pursue an associate degree in marketing. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in marketing from Southwestern Illinois College

Best Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	63
Michigan	192	64
Wisconsin	114	155

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Rankings in Majors Related to Marketing

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marketing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,235
General Business/Commerce	292
Accounting	246
Business Support & Assistant Services	115
General Sales & Marketing	78
Hospitality Management	59
Construction Management	43
Human Resource Management	37
Management Information Systems	28
Entrepreneurial Studies	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson. More about our data sources and methodologies.