Marketing Schools

As a professor or instructor of marketing classes at one of the 1,038 accredited marketing schools in the country, you play a significant role in shaping the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in marketing, which encompasses marketing training at the following levels:

Marketing Certificate
Associates degree in Marketing
Bachelors degree in Marketing
Masters degree in Marketing
PhD degree in Marketing

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Marketing professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
929,160	958,540	992,240	994,400	1,007,850

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 1,007,850 marketing professionals were working in the US. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of marketing professionals has grown by 8%.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. This trend is expected to contine until the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Marketing professionals

10th percentile	$43,484
25th percentile	$60,216
50th percentile	$84,980
75th percentile	$117,494
90th percentile	$152,369

The median yearly salary earned by marketing professionals, in 2010, was $84,980. This is 58% more than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Marketing

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$75,942	$79,204	$82,012	$83,746	$84,980

Light Blue: Salaries

Marketing professionals' salaries have grown by 12% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Marketing Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,979	1,989	2,094	2,147	2,125
33,232	33,853	33,758	33,988	34,373
38	49	51	36	46
2,663	2,509	2,144	2,125	1,986
663	716	789	819	795

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Marketing
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Marketing
Red: Doctorates Degree in Marketing
Light blue: Master's Degree in Marketing
Grey: Certificate in Marketing

The career outlook for marketing professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In 2006, 38,575 students graduated from marketing degree programs in the US. In 2010, 39,325 students graduated from marketing schools.

This represents a 2% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from marketing courses is less than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Marketing Programs offered Nationwide

associate	234
bachelor	690
master	108
doctor	16
Certificate	115
Total	1,163

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering marketing programs has also increased. In 2006 there were 21 marketing schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 1038 schools.

Marketing Faculty Salaries

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