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

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$57,482 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Marketing is the #17 most popular major in the country with 52,916 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly 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

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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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 city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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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.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best marketing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,001
Ohio 3,259
Illinois 2,122
Indiana 730
Wisconsin 1,561

One of 21 majors within the area of study, marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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