2023 Best Value Marketing Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Marketing School for You
Marketing is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 4,257 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 58 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value programs for marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Marketing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in Texas for marketing students. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, El Centro College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Marketing Schools in Texas list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Laredo College is a great value for marketing students. Laredo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Laredo College are $4,500 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Houston Community College is a great value for marketing students. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year. After completing their degree, marketing graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debtload of $17,900. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $294.
UT Austin also made our Best Marketing Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools in Texas ranking. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Downtown are $7,338 a year. Marketing majors at UH Downtown take out an average of $21,048 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year. Marketing majors at UH take out an average of $18,324 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $283, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Marketing Schools in Texas list.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year. On average, marketing graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $328, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for marketing in Texas.
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Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools in Texas list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school located in the rural area of Killeen.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas undergraduate students pay an average of $7,363 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value marketing programs. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Clear Lake are $7,698 a year. On average, marketing graduates from UH Clear Lake take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
UH Clear Lake also claimed a spot on our Best Marketing Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,065 |
| Oklahoma | 772 |
| New Mexico | 105 |
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Marketing Related Majors for Marketing
One of 21 majors within the area of study, marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar 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 25 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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