Marketing at Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY · Bachelor's Degree

$45,386
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,018
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$69,303
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#250 of 516
Rank by pay
#116 of 516
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Northern Kentucky University graduates in marketing earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Northern Kentucky University Compares for Marketing

All 516 colleges reporting marketing earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Brigham Young University Provo, UT$112,596$106,715#4$64,256
2University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$112,211$114,120#1$82,553
3Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$106,353$93,655#14$66,227
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$105,944$92,834#16$74,819
5Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$104,723$95,291#13$58,493
6Villanova University Villanova, PA$102,222$103,961#5$69,633
7Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$100,489$107,745#3$70,819
8Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$98,503$114,025#2$61,413
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$98,320$99,992#8$55,236
10Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$97,148$98,771#9$68,497
…
247University of Toledo Toledo, OH$67,040$71,542#182$51,006
248Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL$67,034$71,349#186$46,910
249Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN$67,031$64,029#342$49,439
250Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY$67,018$75,885#116$45,386
251Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY$67,002$63,772#344$37,663
252University of Mount Union Alliance, OH$66,830$71,318#187$49,025
253Adrian College Adrian, MI$66,808$70,441#203$44,122

Other Majors at Northern Kentucky University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$88,492$67,641#10 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$85,697$68,628#73 of 166
Computer and Information Sciences$82,982$62,411#248 of 459
Construction Management$81,833$67,295#51 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,404$68,649#832 of 966
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$73,478$58,970#26 of 156
Accounting and Related Services$69,610$52,425#495 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,409$50,457#361 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,319$44,564#469 of 1176
Business/Commerce$67,174$48,654#99 of 271
Human Resources Management and Services$65,960$49,803#110 of 187
Chemistry$65,038—#120 of 209
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,173$52,094#167 of 253
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,377$42,725#115 of 610
Biology$56,999$38,970#453 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,835$35,724#297 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$53,082$38,637#356 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$52,703—#151 of 299
Political Science and Government$50,668—#508 of 565
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,322$37,602#293 of 476
Information Science/Studies$50,009$31,390#147 of 148
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$49,989$41,842#166 of 178
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,949$36,894#211 of 265
History$48,109$29,619#294 of 459
Music$47,343$34,428#85 of 268
Psychology$47,280$36,209#686 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,738$33,673#297 of 345
Social Work$44,914$37,037#378 of 420
Journalism$44,834$29,647#171 of 187
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$44,561—#206 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Northern Kentucky University marketing graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,386 one year after graduating and $67,018 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Northern Kentucky University rank for marketing?

Among 516 colleges reporting earnings for marketing graduates, Northern Kentucky University ranks #250 by median pay four years after graduation, and #116 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is marketing at Northern Kentucky University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for marketing ($69,303), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Northern Kentucky University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.