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2023 Best Value Marketing Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$38,920 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,484 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Marketing Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Marketing Schools in California

Check out the marketing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Marketing Schools

$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in California for marketing students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year. Marketing majors at CSUN take out an average of $14,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Marketing at California State University - Northridge Report

$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in California 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 tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - California are $9,552 a year. The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at UOPX - California take out is $35,512.

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$11,343 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Golden Gate University - San Francisco undergraduate students pay an average of $11,343 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA
$45,982 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in California list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

CLU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA
$55,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Santa Clara University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in California list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCU are $55,860 per year. After completing their degree, marketing graduates from SCU carry an average student debtload of $19,500.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SCU is ranked #4 for overall quality for marketing in California.

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$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Marketing Schools in California list.

Full Marketing at University of Southern California Report

$28,740 Average Tuition & Fees

The Master’s University and Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Master’s University are $28,740 per year.

Full Marketing at The Master’s University and Seminary Report

#9

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA
$53,051 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 15% of our Best Marketing Schools in California ranking.

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#10

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value marketing programs. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USD are $52,864 a year. 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.

Full Marketing at University of San Diego Report

Best Value Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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