by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual reviewed 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of marketing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 doctor's degrees in marketing during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of marketing for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for marketing students working on their doctor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in marketing.
University of Pennsylvania is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in marketing. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in marketing from University of Pennsylvania
It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in marketing. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in marketing from Northwestern University
University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in marketing. UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in marketing from University of Connecticut
It is hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in marketing. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in marketing from Michigan State University
Washington State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in marketing. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in marketing from Washington State University
Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in marketing from Saint Louis University
UA is a very large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa.More information about a doctorate in marketing from The University of Alabama
UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Antonio.More information about a doctorate in marketing from The University of Texas at San Antonio
Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in marketing from Anderson University Indiana
Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in marketing from University of Oregon
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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 26 |
| Other Marketing | 5 |
| International Marketing | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 2,764 |
| Human Resource Management | 278 |
| General Business/Commerce | 247 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 127 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 59 |
| Management Information Systems | 55 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 43 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 38 |
| Hospitality Management | 34 |
| Accounting | 31 |
