2023 Best Value Marketing Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Top 10 Best Marketing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in California for marketing students. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the 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.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - California is a great value for marketing students. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
UOPX - California undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at UOPX - California take out is $35,512.
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The excellent programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $11,343 per year.
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The excellent programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in California. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Santa Clara University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in California list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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.
SCU also made our Best Marketing Schools in California list, coming in at #4.
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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value marketing programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USC are $61,503 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Marketing Schools in California ranking.
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The Master’s University and Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Master’s University are $28,740 per year.
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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 large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 per 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Marketing Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 school with a moderately-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.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1,109 |
| Oregon | 477 |
| Nevada | 311 |
| Hawaii | 128 |
| Alaska | 19 |
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Majors Related to Marketing
Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
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