2024 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Marketing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #54 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 151 master's degrees in marketing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Marketing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of marketing for getting your master'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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other marketing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt marketing students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marketing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marketing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Marketing in Pennsylvania

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for marketing students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Marketing

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

68 Annual Graduates

$155,920 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in marketing. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

Those marketing students who get their master's degree from University of Pennsylvania make $60,825 more than the average marketing student.

More information about a master’s in marketing from University of Pennsylvania

2

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

33 Annual Graduates

Saint Joseph's University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in marketing. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in marketing from Saint Joseph’s University

3

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

4 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Lehigh University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in marketing. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem.More information about a master’s in marketing from Lehigh University

3

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

14 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in marketing has to take a look at Drexel University. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in marketing from Drexel University

4

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

6 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in marketing. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in marketing from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

5

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in marketing from Temple University

6

University of Scranton
Scranton, PA

4 Annual Graduates

$68,794 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the marketing program report average early career wages of $68,794.

More information about a master’s in marketing from University of Scranton

7

La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

8 Annual Graduates

$60,572 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduation, marketing master's recipients typically earn an average of $60,572 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in marketing from La Salle University

8

York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA

Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in marketing from York College of Pennsylvania

Best Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Marketing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	259
Maryland	193	145
New Jersey	188	11
District of Columbia	154	20
Delaware	109	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Marketing

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marketing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	117
Marketing Research	17
International Marketing	11
Other Marketing	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Marketing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	4,212
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	1,957
Human Resource Management	749
Accounting	563
Finance & Financial Management	483
General Business/Commerce	298
Entrepreneurial Studies	262
Taxation	87
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	66
Other Business, Management & Marketing	48

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.