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Best Colleges for Marketing

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 502

Avg grad salary: $55,107

Total graduates: 49,423

Top Colleges for Marketing — Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$117,639	$82,553	43	$17,412	5.9%
2	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$95,343	$74,819	49	$17,000	13.1%
3	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$89,379	$66,227	107	$18,000	15.7%
4	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$85,576	$55,236	49	$20,534	29.3%
5	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$83,366	$64,256	91	$10,500	69.2%
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$83,360	$65,224	160	$20,500	43.4%
7	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$83,357	$50,790	35	$20,500	61.2%
8	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$81,394	$68,497	56	$19,250	42.6%
9	George Washington University Washington, DC	$80,945	$54,833	53	$23,250	43.5%
10	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$79,997	$58,493	61	$19,712	43.8%
11	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$79,586	$69,633	77	$26,962	25.1%
12	UIUC Champaign, IL	$78,864	$69,273	149	$20,000	43.7%
13	Michigan State East Lansing, MI	$78,148	$57,275	258	$23,896	83.9%
14	University of Maryland College Park, MD	$77,908	$61,578	160	$21,038	44.8%
15	Bentley University Waltham, MA	$77,885	$60,447	149	$26,000	48.4%
16	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$77,629	$44,891	79	$21,500	50.8%
17	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$76,482	$59,609	202	$22,750	77.0%
18	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$76,370	$57,331	124	$21,500	76.5%
19	Providence College Providence, RI	$76,266	$58,434	137	$27,000	48.7%
20	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$75,634	$59,043	254	$21,963	82.1%
21	Elon University Elon, NC	$75,472	$55,893	81	$21,500	67.3%
22	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$75,350	$53,891	106	$27,000	45.0%
23	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$74,369	$54,809	103	$21,889	53.9%
24	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$74,369	$54,809	103	$21,889	86.5%
25	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$74,369	$54,809	103	$21,889	86.5%
26	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$74,369	$54,809	103	$21,889	80.2%
27	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$74,369	$54,809	103	$21,889	87.0%
28	UT Austin Austin, TX	$74,178	$59,428	141	$19,625	29.1%
29	Stonehill College Easton, MA	$74,083	$50,025	51	$26,000	72.6%
30	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$73,964	$53,415	109	$26,000	87.4%
31	Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$73,714	$49,398	54	$26,000	78.5%
32	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$73,410	$51,065	134	$25,000	81.4%
33	University of Denver Denver, CO	$73,375	$50,016	75	$22,739	71.2%
34	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$73,166	$63,906	47	$19,000	12.4%
35	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$72,845	$54,390	328	$25,000	65.1%
36	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$72,730	$61,692	156	$21,040	76.3%
37	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$72,012	$47,922	40	$20,500	37.7%
38	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$71,936	$70,868	21	$26,000	32.0%
39	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$71,357	$53,622	58	$19,000	18.5%
40	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$70,858	$50,200	102	$23,250	78.9%
41	WashU (St. Louis) St. Louis, MO	N/A	$70,819	33	$17,500	12.0%
42	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$70,724	$56,417	134	$22,500	57.0%
43	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$70,419	$48,281	141	$25,000	40.3%
44	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$70,338	$55,066	177	$22,125	85.7%
45	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$70,098	$50,727	164	$27,000	65.6%
46	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$70,052	$51,968	48	$19,250	64.1%
47	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$69,991	$47,051	153	$19,949	85.4%
48	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$69,950	$55,296	328	$27,000	91.0%
49	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	$69,870	$56,465	474	$21,198	50.8%
50	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	$69,685	$61,413	76	$19,500	14.6%
51	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$69,513	$54,504	162	$24,187	61.7%
52	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$69,411	$56,313	92	$21,375	46.8%
53	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	$69,280	$44,506	90	$26,698	87.8%
54	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	$68,938	$40,074	49	$19,000	75.7%
55	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$68,619	$48,676	318	$16,500	90.2%
56	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$68,619	$48,676	318	$16,500	64.1%
57	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$68,614	$56,011	104	$20,632	87.2%
58	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$68,543	$57,838	155	$27,000	77.5%
59	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$68,357	$57,777	186	$26,951	41.7%
60	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	$68,356	$52,085	41	$27,000	78.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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