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Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In <nil>, 52,078 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 822 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marketing program at each school on the list.

Check out the marketing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 556 students majoring in marketing at WGU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, marketing majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $15,931 in student debt.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 822 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Of the 581 students majoring in marketing at UA, 47% are male and 53% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, marketing graduates from UA carry an average student debt load of $20,247. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $723, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 822 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the marketing majors at the school.

Marketing majors at FIU take out an average of $17,911 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marketing schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 38% are male.

Marketing majors at Florida State take out an average of $17,394 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $302.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marketing schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.

Marketing majors at UC take out an average of $20,891 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $265.

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Women make up 54% of the marketing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, marketing graduates from USF Tampa carry an average student debt load of $17,699. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $171.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 405 students majoring in marketing at Ohio State, 41% are male and 59% are female.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at Ohio State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,994. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $351.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the marketing majors at the school.

On average, marketing graduates from CSUN take out $15,546 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the marketing majors at the school.

Marketing majors at UGA take out an average of $17,419 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $326, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #10, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 369 students majoring in marketing at UK, 41% are male and 59% are female.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at UK take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,584. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $536, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#11

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree marketing programs. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the marketing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, marketing majors at UARK accumulate an average of around $19,488 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $543, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the marketing majors at the school.

Marketing majors at UofSC take out an average of $20,399 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $438.

Read full report on Marketing at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#13

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 219 students majoring in marketing at Temple, 44% are male and 56% are female.

On average, marketing graduates from Temple take out $22,028 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $556, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#14

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree marketing programs. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 44% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, marketing majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $19,519 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $305.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

About 50% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, marketing majors at OSU accumulate an average of around $21,060 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $457.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree marketing programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Women make up 62% of the marketing majors at the school.

On average, marketing graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $16,391 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $345, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #17, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Of the 238 students majoring in marketing at Miami University - Oxford, 46% are male and 54% are female.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at Miami University - Oxford take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,405. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $657, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 299 students majoring in marketing at UWM, 58% are male and 42% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, marketing majors at UWM accumulate an average of around $22,238 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $166, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Of the 325 students majoring in marketing at GVSU, 51% are male and 49% are female.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at GVSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,067. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $249.

Read full report on Marketing at Grand Valley State University

#20

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the marketing majors at the school.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $710.

Full Marketing at Auburn University Report

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

About 56% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 44% are male.

Marketing majors at UT Arlington take out an average of $19,377 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Marketing at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#22

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #22, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the marketing majors at the school.

Marketing majors at UH take out an average of $16,361 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $268.

Full Marketing at University of Houston Report

#23

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 48% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 52% are male.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at Texas Tech take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,474. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $373.

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Illinois State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 59% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, marketing majors at Illinois State accumulate an average of around $18,930 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $424.

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Iowa State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

About 42% of the students majoring in marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.

Marketing majors at Iowa State take out an average of $19,887 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $361.

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#28

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#29

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA
#31

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
#33

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#37

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA
#39

Portland State University

Portland, OR
#39

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI
#41

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC
#42

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
#42

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#45

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
#47

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 822 different United States marketing schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
51 Washington State University Pullman, WA
51 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
54 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
55 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
56 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
56 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
58 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
59 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
60 University of Mississippi University, MS
61 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
62 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
63 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
64 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
65 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
66 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
67 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
68 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
69 Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY
70 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
71 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
72 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
73 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
74 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
75 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
75 Baylor University Waco, TX
77 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
77 DePaul University Chicago, IL
79 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
79 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
81 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
82 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
83 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
84 Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC
84 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
86 Bryant University Smithfield, RI
86 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
88 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
89 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
90 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
90 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
90 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
93 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL
94 Elon University Elon, NC
95 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
96 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
97 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL
97 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
99 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
100 University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA
101 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
102 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
103 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
103 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
105 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
106 Suffolk University Boston, MA
107 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
107 Utah State University Logan, UT
107 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
110 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
111 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
112 Boise State University Boise, ID
113 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
113 University of Denver Denver, CO
115 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
116 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
116 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
116 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
119 Colorado State University - Global Campus Aurora, CO
119 Providence College Providence, RI
119 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
122 Bentley University Waltham, MA
122 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Marketing students that almost earned our Most Popular Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
124 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
125 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
125 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
125 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
128 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
129 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
129 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
131 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
132 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
132 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
134 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
134 Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA
134 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
134 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
134 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras San Juan, PR
134 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
134 University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA
141 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
141 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
141 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
144 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
144 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
144 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
144 Ball State University Muncie, IN
148 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
148 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
150 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
151 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
151 Creighton University Omaha, NE
153 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
153 New Mexico State University - Main Campus Las Cruces, NM
153 Northwood University Midland, MI
156 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA
156 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
158 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
158 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
158 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
158 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
158 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
163 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
164 Siena College Loudonville, NY

Marketing by Region

View the Most Popular Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Marketing

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 25 schools only.

  • 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.

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