General Marketing & Marketing Management

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
50,017
growing 1.51%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,325
growing 1.74%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$35,180
growing 3.62%
Average Wage
$109,808
growing 3.8%
People in Workforce
12.2M
growing 2.33%
Average Employee Age
44
growing 0.32%

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In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of General Marketing & Marketing Management degree recipients are Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, and Chicago, IL. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of General Marketing & Marketing Management degree recipients are Atherton, CA, New Rochelle, NY, and University Heights, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Marketing & Marketing Management is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Marketing & Marketing Management and the types of students that study this field. The University of Alabama awards the most degrees in General Marketing & Marketing Management in the US, but Menlo College and Ensign College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Marketing & Marketing Management.

Tuition costs for General Marketing & Marketing Management majors are, on average, $7,325 for in-state public colleges, and $35,180 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Marketing & Marketing Management programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (487 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (33,544 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Marketing & Marketing Management (2023)
  1. 676 degrees awarded
  2. 649 degrees awarded
  3. 608 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Marketing & Marketing Management, is Public, 4-year or above (33,544 completions in 2023).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,325
Median In-State Public
$35,180
Median Out of State Private

The University of Alabama has the most General Marketing & Marketing Management degree recipients, with 676 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. 25.3%
  2. 21.7%
  3. 16.1%

Out of all institutions that offer General Marketing & Marketing Management programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Menlo College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Marketing & Marketing Management, with 25.3%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Marketing & Marketing Management
  1. 1,063 degrees awarded
  2. 1,057 degrees awarded
  3. 969 degrees awarded

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Business majors is $109,808 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

The industry that employs the most Business majors is uninformed, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$109,808
Average Wage in Workforce
± $788
3.8%
1 Year Growth
± 0.985%

The average salary for Business majors is $109,808 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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The most common occupations for Business majors, by number of employees, are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Business majors working as Accountants & auditors, Financial examiners, and Financial analysts.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Business majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.

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Occupations by Share

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12.2M
2023 Workforce
± 82,369
2.33%
1 Year Growth
± 0.936%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.33%, from 12M in 2022 to 12.2M in 2023.

The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (8.91%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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The most common industries that employ Business majors, by number of employees, are uninformed, Elementary & secondary schools, and Computer Systems Design.

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Marketing & Marketing Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
12.2M
2023 Workforce
± 82,369
2.33%
1 Year Growth
± 0.936%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.33%, from 12M in 2022 to 12.2M in 2023.

The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is uninformed, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 44.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (31,409 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Marketing & Marketing Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
44
Average Age in 2023
± 0.0906 Years
0.32%
1 Year Change
± 0.291%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 40 and 39 years old, which represent 2.68% and 2.6% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Marketing & Marketing Management are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (57.2%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    31,409 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    7,055 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    3,402 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Marketing & Marketing Management for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    15,609 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    12,591 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    3,576 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Marketing & Marketing Management.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Marketing & Marketing Management is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    181,180 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    159,478 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    142,686 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Singapore
    2.55 times more than expected
  2. Zimbabwe
    2.52 times more than expected
  3. Denmark
    2.46 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Singapore that hold Business degrees (2.55 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (181,180 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Marketing & Marketing Management field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Marketing & Marketing Management majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Marketing & Marketing Management majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Persuasion, and Negotiation.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Marketing & Marketing Management majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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