Marketing Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.

$159,660
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+6% projected 2024–2034
Bachelor's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

Advertising, promotions, and marketing managers plan programs to generate interest in products or services.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Marketing(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA
$183,993
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations(masters)Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia, PA
$151,768
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(masters)Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ
$144,009
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(masters)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
$142,689
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(masters)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH
$140,217
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)University of the Incarnate Word, TX
$125,298
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(doctoral)University of Southern California, CA
$122,882
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)California Health Sciences University, CA
$120,970
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)Southwestern Oklahoma State University, OK
$120,944
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)Shenandoah University, VA
$120,473
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA
$119,313
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
$119,267
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)Texas A&M University-College Station, TX
$118,683
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)Sullivan University, KY
$118,469
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)North Dakota State University-Main Campus, ND
$118,142
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(doctoral)Appalachian College of Pharmacy, VA
$118,127
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(masters)University of Georgia, GA
$117,869
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(masters)Temple University, PA
$117,770
Marketing(postbacc-cert)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC
$117,557
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)Washington State University, WA
$117,376
Marketing(masters)University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
$117,372
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(doctoral)Belmont University, TN
$117,324
Marketing(grad-cert)University of Southern California, CA
$117,305
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(masters)University of California-San Diego, CA
$117,115
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration(professional)Western University of Health Sciences, CA
$116,917

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