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2023 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

After completing their Master's Degree, marketing graduates from UW - Madison carry an average student debtload of $36,672.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

After completing their Master's Degree, marketing graduates from UIUC carry an average student debtload of $25,444.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Marketing majors at Michigan State take out an average of $29,576 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at Xavier take out while working on their Master's Degree is $37,922.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree marketing programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

On average, marketing graduates from DePaul take out $62,304 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their Master's Degree, marketing majors at NIU accumulate an average of around $27,368 in student debt.

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#10

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Master's Degree, marketing graduates from Walsh carry an average student debtload of $49,422.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,993
Ohio 3,226
Illinois 2,110
Indiana 730
Wisconsin 1,561

Marketing is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Marketing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 49,275
Other Marketing 1,331
Digital Marketing 677
International Marketing 482
Marketing Research 313

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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