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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$23,187 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Our analysis found Xavier University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for marketing students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

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

Aurora graduate students pay an average of $14,100 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Walsh are $16,926 per year.

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#8

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tiffin University are $13,000 per year.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University 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 #9 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

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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.

  • 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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