Marketing at John Carroll University

John Carroll's marketing program outperforms most competitors on the metric that matters most: manageable debt. At $27,000, graduates carry barely more than the national median despite attending a private university, placing them in the 5th percentile nationally for debt burden. Combined with first-year earnings of $48,890, these graduates face one of the more favorable debt-to-income ratios you'll find in marketing programs.

The earnings trajectory tells an encouraging story. Starting above both state and national medians, graduates see 24% income growth by year four, reaching $60,780—a solid middle-class income that puts them within striking distance of Ohio's top programs. While they trail Miami University and Ohio State initially, the gap matters less when you're not drowning in loan payments. Among Ohio's 51 marketing programs, this ranks in the 60th percentile, which means better than most public alternatives.

The real advantage here is financial flexibility early in your career. That $27,000 debt load translates to roughly $300 monthly payments instead of $500+, freeing up cash for everything from building an emergency fund to taking career risks. For families concerned about private school costs, John Carroll manages to deliver private university benefits without the crushing debt that typically comes with them.