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2023 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$57,482 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for 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 California

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

Top California Schools for a Master's in Marketing

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Lutheran University is a great place for marketing students working on their master’s degree. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, La Sierra University landed the # 5 spot on the list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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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 5 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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