Best Schools for Marketing in 2026

502 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Marketing, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Marketing graduate earns $45,450/yr across 502 schools.

Programs Ranked
502
Avg Earnings
$45,450/yr
Avg DW Score
55/100
AI Risk
Very High
57% task exposure

All Marketing Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

# School DW Score Earnings ROI
1 Brigham Young University
Provo, UT · Private nonprofit
78
72–79
$64,256/yr 36.4x
2 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
76
71–77
$65,224/yr 21.1x
3 University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
74
68–75
$56,454/yr 30.6x
4 University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public
74
69–75
$61,578/yr 18.8x
5 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · Public
74
67–75
$59,428/yr 18.1x
6 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT · Public
74
67–75
$54,173/yr 31.5x
7 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK · Public
73
67–74
$57,331/yr 20.6x
8 Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · Public
72
66–73
$49,808/yr 33.6x
9 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
72
67–73
$69,273/yr 12.9x
10 Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · Public
72
66–73
$47,922/yr 22.3x
11 Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, OH · Public
72
66–73
$55,022/yr 28.5x
12 Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH · Public
72
66–73
$55,022/yr 28.5x
13 Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, OH · Public
72
66–73
$55,022/yr 28.5x
14 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH · Public
72
66–73
$55,022/yr 28.5x
15 Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, OH · Public
72
66–73
$55,022/yr 28.5x
16 Utah State University
Logan, UT · Public
72
65–73
$54,562/yr 20.1x
17 University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · Public
72
66–73
$56,011/yr 19.7x
18 James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · Public
72
66–73
$61,692/yr 14.8x
19 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · Public
71
65–72
$55,066/yr 15.5x
20 San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · Public
71
64–72
$48,229/yr 23.0x
21 San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public
71
65–72
$52,072/yr 23.7x
22 University of Delaware
Newark, DE · Public
71
65–72
$54,390/yr 14.2x
23 University of Georgia
Athens, GA · Public
71
64–72
$51,951/yr 17.5x
24 Weber State University
Ogden, UT · Public
71
65–72
$53,592/yr 26.1x
25 Colorado State University Global
Aurora, CO · Public
71
65–72
$55,814/yr 20.2x
26 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · Public
70
64–71
$50,045/yr 19.1x
27 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public
70
63–71
$57,275/yr 12.8x
28 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · Public
70
64–71
$59,609/yr 12.7x
29 Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH · Public
70
64–71
$59,043/yr 11.9x
30 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public
70
64–71
$56,465/yr 14.6x
31 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI · Public
70
64–71
$51,621/yr 19.5x
32 Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit
70
64–71
$52,877/yr 20.1x
33 University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · Public
69
63–70
$46,606/yr 27.3x
34 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · Public
69
63–70
$52,895/yr 16.3x
35 University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS · Public
69
63–70
$48,204/yr 16.9x
36 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
69
63–70
$51,530/yr 15.1x
37 University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA · Public
69
63–70
$51,530/yr 15.2x
38 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA · Public
69
63–70
$51,530/yr 14.9x
39 Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA · Public
69
63–70
$47,158/yr 28.1x
40 The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · Public
68
62–69
$48,879/yr 15.9x
41 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · Public
68
62–69
$48,676/yr 15.6x
42 Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA · Public
68
62–69
$46,640/yr 27.0x
43 Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI · Public
68
62–69
$55,296/yr 13.1x
44 University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · Public
68
62–69
$52,374/yr 14.2x
45 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX · Public
68
61–69
$49,773/yr 15.0x
46 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · Public
68
62–69
$56,417/yr 12.3x
47 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI · Public
68
62–69
$47,664/yr 19.9x
48 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury, CT · Public
68
62–69
$54,809/yr 11.7x
49 University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton, CT · Public
68
62–69
$54,809/yr 11.7x
50 University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford, CT · Public
68
62–69
$54,809/yr 11.7x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Marketing?
Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Brigham Young University ranks #1 for Marketing with a score of 78/100 and graduate earnings of $64,256/yr.
How much do Marketing graduates earn?
Across 502 schools, Marketing graduates earn an average of $45,450/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $82,553/yr.
Is Marketing a good major for AI resistance?
Marketing has an average AI task exposure of 57%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.