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World’s Best Marketing Masters Programs | Top 10 Revealed

Which business schools offer the world’s best marketing masters programs in 2022? Find out the world’s top Master in Marketing degrees

By  Matt Kefford

Thu Sep 29 2022

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The Master in Marketing is one of the most popular Masters degrees. Applications to Masters in Marketing rose by 59% in 2021, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). 

Each year students around the world flock to marketing Masters programs to learn topics like consumer behaviour, digital marketing strategy, and management theory. So which business schools offer the world’s best marketing Masters programs?


The 10 Best Marketing Masters Programs In The World

According to the QS 2023 global Master in Marketing ranking. HEC Paris is the best place to study for a Master in Marketing in 2023. The prestigious French Grande Ecole has been voted Europe’s top business school, and it also leads other rankings for programs including the Master in Finance and Executive MBA.

ESSEC Business School follows HEC Paris in second place, rising from fourth place in 2022. The UK’s Imperial College Business School rounds out the top three best marketing masters programs for 2023. 

ESCP Business School, which ranked fifth in 2022 has risen to fourth this year. Columbia Business School drops from second to fifth, the leading M7 business school is the sole US representative among the top 10. 

Spain’s ESADE Business School offers the sixth highest-ranked Master’s in Marketing in 2023. It’s followed by France’s EMLyon Business School in seventh, and SKEMA Business School in eighth. Another French institution, EDHEC Business School, takes ninth place, while the top 10 is rounded out by WU Vienna University in Austria. 


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European business schools often dominate business masters rankings, with the MBA the more established degree among business schools in the US. There's a total of nine European business schools in the list. French business schools dominate the ranking with sx among the top 10, while the UK, Spain, US, and Austria each have one.

The QS Masters in Marketing ranking is assessed based on surveys of academics, business school staff, and employers. The ranking is weighted according to the following categories: employability, alumni outcomes, value for money, thought leadership, and class and faculty diversity. 

The most important category is employability, with a 35% weighting. QS also gives a 20% weighting to both value for money and thought leadership.


World's Best Marketing Masters Programs: Top 10  


Are The World’s Best Marketing Masters Programs Worth It?

So what’s the benefit of enrolling in one of these top Masters in Marketing? And how does that weigh up against the cost of tuition? 

The HEC Paris Master in Marketing costs just under $30k for tuition for the one-year degree. But that initial investment tends to help students make impressive career moves after graduation. 89% of students land roles within three months of graduation, with average starting salaries of around $37k. 

At Columbia in the US—where the cost of tuition is often much higher than Europe—tuition is more than double HEC Paris, at around $70k including mandatory fees. The majority of Columbia grads also land roles within three months, entering landing top roles with companies including Google, ByteDance, Salesforce, and Unilever. 

There are more affordable options available which still offer strong employment opportunities. The EDHEC Master in Marketing, for example, costs around $22k. Key recruiters from the program include some of the world’s largest companies, including Amazon and Procter & Gamble. Along with leading names in luxury like Christian Dior Couture and Hermes. 

The strong employment opportunities available for Master in Marketing grads mean you should start seeing a return on your investment immediately after leaving the degree. If you study in Europe, you’re likely to see an even faster return. 


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