Best Schools for Marketing
Marketing graduates earn a median of $67,334 within four years of graduating, ranking #109 out of 283 tracked majors — 8% above the median across all fields. There are 529 colleges nationwide with tracked earnings for this major, producing 48,218 recent graduates.
Where you study matters: Brigham Young University graduates earn $112,596 while University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla graduates earn $27,076 — a $85,520 difference. Factors like location, employer networks, co-op programs, and curriculum focus drive this gap. Across all fields, though, which major you pick separates earnings more than which college does.
Early career salary growth is modest: Marketing graduates see an average 3% increase between year 1 and year 2 post-graduation, reflecting career advancement and skill development in the first years after college.
Public vs Private: Marketing
Private schools produce $4,227 more in early earnings on average for Marketing graduates. Factor in tuition difference to calculate which offers better ROI.
Marketing by State
Also by state: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Top Marketing Schools by Graduate Earnings
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT · Private
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · Private
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · Private
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · Private
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · Private
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA · Private
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · Private
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX · Private
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
George Washington University
Washington, DC · Private
Elon University
Elon, NC · Private
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · Public
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · Private
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · Private
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · Public
Providence College
Providence, RI · Private
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · Private
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT · Public
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury, CT · Public
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton, CT · Public
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford, CT · Public
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford, CT · Public
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · Private
Bentley University
Waltham, MA · Private
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · Public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA · Public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA · Public
Utah State University
Logan, UT · Public
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH · Public
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT · Private
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · Public
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · Public
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · Public
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL · Private
Creighton University
Omaha, NE · Private
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · Public
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC · Private
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · Public
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX · Private
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median 2 years after graduation for bachelor's degree holders, from the field-of-study file last updated June 2026. Institution-level figures elsewhere on the site come from the June 2026 release — Scorecard publishes the two separately.
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