Graduate Certificates in Marketing

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 30% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 7.8% of marketing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Marketing Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 678 students earned their graduate certificate in marketing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in marketing at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	45,122
Master’s Degree	3,301
Associate Degree	1,726
Basic Certificate	1,541
Graduate Certificate	678
Undergraduate Certificate	516
Doctor’s Degree	32

Earnings of Marketing Majors With Graduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding a graduate certificate in marketing is $56,432. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $54,562 and the high is $84,953.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for marketing majors who have their graduate certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in marketing. About 64.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	244
Women	434

The racial-ethnic distribution of marketing graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	375
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

Marketing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marketing/Marketing Management	595
Marketing Research	40
Other Marketing	24
	15
International Marketing	4

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to marketing that offer graduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	5,948
Management Sciences & Methods	2,275
Human Resource Management	2,089
Finance & Financial Management	1,197
Accounting	1,091

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nick Youngson under License

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