2023 Best Value Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value Marketing Master's Degree 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 5 schools in California to see which master's degree 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.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Marketing
Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.
SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
SCU also made our Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marketing schools in California. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CLU are $20,600 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, La Sierra University landed the # 4 spot on the list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Sierra are $15,997 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.
USC also took the #5 spot in our Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.
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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 5 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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