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2023 Most Popular Marketing Schools in California

29 Colleges
$46,484 Avg Salary
$22,770 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marketing 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 Most Popular Marketing 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 29 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for marketing majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the most popular school for marketing students who want to pursue a degree in California. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at CSUN take out is $14,750.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Marketing Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

On average, marketing graduates from Loyola Marymount take out $23,954 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $661.

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#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Marketing Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Marketing majors at USD take out an average of $22,687 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,127, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marketing schools in California. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

On average, marketing graduates from SCU take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for marketing students. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

On average, marketing graduates from USFCA take out $26,889 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $691.

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California Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, marketing graduates from Cal Baptist take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Menlo College

Atherton, CA

Menlo College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for marketing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Atherton, Menlo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, marketing graduates from Menlo take out $24,998 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 $443.

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Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Schools in California ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,109
Oregon 477
Nevada 311
Hawaii 128
Alaska 19

Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 29 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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