2023 Best Value Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value 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 value experiences for marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in Illinois for marketing students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Aurora also did well on our Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.
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Saint Xavier University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree marketing programs. Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
SXU graduate students pay an average of $15,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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Request InformationBest Value Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Marketing Colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Marketing
Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Marketing
| 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.
- 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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