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Best Marketing Schools in California

2023 Best Marketing Schools in California

23 Colleges
$46,484 Avg Salary
$22,770 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marketing School for You

With 1,328 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, marketing is the #77 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Marketing Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Marketing Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for marketing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Marketing Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for marketing students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great place for marketing students. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

After completing their degree, marketing graduates from SCU carry an average student debtload of $19,500.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Marketing Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at Loyola Marymount take out is $23,954. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $661.

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#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The excellent programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, marketing majors at USD accumulate an average of around $22,687 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,127, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Marketing Schools in California list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

On average, marketing graduates from USFCA take out $26,889 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $691.

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California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #7, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

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Menlo College

Atherton, CA

Menlo College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Marketing Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Atherton, Menlo is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, marketing graduates from Menlo carry an average student debtload of $24,998. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $443.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Phoenix - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for marketing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at UOPX - California take out is $35,512.

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Best Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,109
Oregon 477
Nevada 311
Hawaii 128
Alaska 19

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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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