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2023 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$57,482 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Marketing is the #14 most popular major in Illinois with 2,122 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Marketing

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#6

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #6, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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#9

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 9 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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