Median earnings of marketing graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 53 colleges. National median: $67,444, rising to $84,674 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | PA | $169,017 | $255,357 | $90,708 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $126,487 | $166,668 | — |
| 3 | Southern Methodist University | TX | $113,366 | $124,730 | — |
| 4 | Western Carolina University | NC | $100,745 | $58,995 | — |
| 5 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | PA | $99,549 | $109,948 | $41,000 |
| 6 | Santa Clara University | CA | $92,109 | — | $41,089 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $91,554 | — | $33,000 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | PA | $91,554 | — | $33,000 |
| 9 | Boston University | MA | $85,259 | $103,316 | — |
| 10 | Vanderbilt University | TN | $84,154 | $140,404 | — |
| 11 | Michigan State University | MI | $82,942 | $100,453 | $33,000 |
| 12 | University of Southern California | CA | $81,786 | $121,971 | — |
| 13 | California Lutheran University | CA | $81,263 | — | — |
| 14 | Bentley University | MA | $76,503 | — | — |
| 15 | Georgia State University | GA | $74,773 | $80,194 | — |
| 16 | Bellevue University | NE | $74,710 | $76,788 | $40,498 |
| 17 | Emerson College | MA | $73,467 | $93,412 | $41,000 |
| 18 | Seton Hall University | NJ | $73,206 | — | — |
| 19 | University of Houston | TX | $72,751 | — | $30,750 |
| 20 | Florida International University | FL | $72,619 | $76,368 | $36,790 |
| 21 | Tiffin University | OH | $72,090 | — | — |
| 22 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $71,898 | — | $39,715 |
| 23 | Hult International Business School | MA | $70,842 | $74,163 | — |
| 24 | University of South Florida | FL | $69,690 | — | $22,160 |
| 25 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $69,257 | $110,154 | — |
| 26 | The University of Alabama | AL | $68,028 | $76,736 | $34,222 |
| 27 | DePaul University | IL | $67,444 | $105,355 | $38,049 |
| 28 | Walsh College | MI | $67,381 | $86,082 | — |
| 29 | Lasell University | MA | $66,471 | — | — |
| 30 | University of Toledo | OH | $66,291 | $79,154 | — |
| 31 | American University | DC | $65,449 | — | — |
| 32 | Nova Southeastern University | FL | $65,144 | — | $67,633 |
| 33 | University of Arizona | AZ | $65,005 | — | — |
| 34 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | $64,993 | $76,638 | $32,800 |
| 35 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | CO | $64,489 | — | $26,242 |
| 36 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | $64,060 | $74,046 | $22,750 |
| 37 | Northern Illinois University | IL | $62,222 | — | $41,000 |
| 38 | The University of Texas at Dallas | TX | $62,109 | $95,624 | — |
| 39 | Stony Brook University | NY | $61,712 | $73,000 | — |
| 40 | LIM College | NY | $61,632 | $65,451 | $44,200 |
| 41 | Texas State University | TX | $61,143 | — | — |
| 42 | East Texas A&M University | TX | $61,054 | $91,404 | — |
| 43 | Franklin University | OH | $60,872 | $76,257 | — |
| 44 | Liberty University | VA | $58,927 | $63,586 | $34,166 |
| 45 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | $58,036 | $65,799 | — |
| 46 | University of Illinois Chicago | IL | $56,968 | — | — |
| 47 | Molloy University | NY | $54,256 | $66,163 | — |
| 48 | University of Denver | CO | $54,110 | $94,307 | — |
| 49 | West Texas A & M University | TX | $54,056 | — | — |
| 50 | Full Sail University | FL | $51,445 | $59,772 | $41,000 |
| 51 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | $47,309 | $61,699 | — |
| 52 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | PR | $34,543 | — | $11,334 |
| 53 | NUC University | PR | $27,576 | $30,548 | $36,192 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do marketing graduates earn?
The median college reports $67,444 in earnings one year after a master's degree in marketing and $84,674 four years after. The highest is $169,017 at University of Pennsylvania.
How much student debt do marketing graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $34,222 at the typical college.