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2023 Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California

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$57,482 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the most popular school in California for marketing students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

Women make up 55% of the marketing majors at the school.

Full Marketing at Santa Clara University Report

#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Lutheran University is a great place for marketing students working on their master’s degree. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

Of the 28 students majoring in marketing at CLU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marketing schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in marketing at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Marketing at University of Southern California Report

#5

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Sierra University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Women make up 50% of the marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, California Intercontinental University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Marketing at California Intercontinental University Report

University of Phoenix - California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Holy Names University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree marketing programs. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

Full Marketing at Holy Names University Report

Best Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 8 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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