Marketing at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 117 graduates a year

$53,415
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,233
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$69,303
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#60 of 516
Rank by pay
#43 of 516
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Marquette University graduates in marketing earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marquette 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
…
57Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$83,258$74,959#125$52,059
58Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO$83,256$89,268#27—
59Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA$82,825$75,365#119$48,281
60Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$82,233$85,567#43$53,415
61Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA$82,070$83,466#59$52,085
62University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$81,994$86,248#39$52,895
63University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$81,945$90,864#23$52,374

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,686$81,797#47 of 258
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,728$73,526#49 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,764$73,049#111 of 318
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Civil Engineering$88,144$68,386#72 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Business/Managerial Economics$81,897$53,345#36 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,670$63,285#120 of 1176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
Psychology$60,338$35,076#94 of 1027
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Marquette University marketing graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $53,415 one year after graduating and $82,233 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marquette University rank for marketing?

Among 516 colleges reporting earnings for marketing graduates, Marquette University ranks #60 by median pay four years after graduation, and #43 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is marketing at Marquette University worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for marketing ($69,303), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Marquette 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.