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2023 Best Value Marketing Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$23,587 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,205 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,241 degrees and certificates were awarded to marketing students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Marketing Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in North Carolina 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.

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 Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Marketing Colleges.

Top 10 Best Marketing Schools

$4,367 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for marketing students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year. While working on their degree, marketing majors at WCU accumulate an average of around $22,670 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.

Full Marketing at Western Carolina University Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, marketing graduates from ECU carry an average student debtload of $25,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $265, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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$2,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FTCC are $2,544 a year.

Full Marketing at Fayetteville Technical Community College Report

Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year. The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at Appalachian State take out is $19,500. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $258.

Appalachian State also claimed a spot on our Best Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Marketing at Appalachian State University Report

The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, marketing graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debtload of $23,750. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $237.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Charlotte is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Marketing Schools in North Carolina list.

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North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value marketing programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Marketing Schools in North Carolina list.

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$6,733 Average Tuition & Fees

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year. After completing their degree, marketing graduates from NC A&T carry an average student debtload of $28,500.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - North Carolina ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - North Carolina are $13,515 a year.

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#9

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, NC
$18,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Belmont Abbey College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. BAC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Belmont.

BAC undergraduate students pay an average of $18,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Elon are $38,725 per year. On average, marketing graduates from Elon take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $489.

Elon also took the #3 spot in our Best Marketing Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Best Value Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,868
Virginia 971
Florida 3,578
Tennessee 898
Kentucky 721
South Carolina 984
Louisiana 832
Arkansas 515
Alabama 1,453
Mississippi 652
West Virginia 247

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 20 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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