Digital Marketing Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Digital Marketing maps to BLS occupations averaging about $85,953, with roughly 2,006,820 workers nationwide in those roles. Median in-state published tuition is about $7,610; common paths include First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers and First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers.
Key Statistics
Digital Marketing: what the data shows
Common questions about digital marketing degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a digital marketing degree?
A Digital Marketing program is classified under NCES CIP 52.1404 in the Marketing field family (52.14).
A program that prepares individuals to develop a digital marketing plan and integrate marketing, advertising, sales, and logistics across physical and digital channels. Includes instruction in digital marketing, e-commerce, online consumer psychology, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and web analytics
IPEDS counted 170 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of digital marketing degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 52.14 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- International Marketing (CIP 52.1403)
- Marketing (CIP 52.1401)
- Marketing Research (CIP 52.1402)
How long does it take to get a digital marketing degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 52.1404 in our file:
- 79 Associate (13.0% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 170 Bachelor's (28.0% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 357 Master's (58.7% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
- 2 Doctorate (0.3% of IPEDS total)—varies by program
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a digital marketing degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Digital Marketing to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 219,010 | $84,130 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 1,113,160 | $47,320 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | 190,600 | $56,320 |
| Marketing Managers | 384,980 | $161,030 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 417,420 | $37,130 |
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other | 99,070 | $46,370 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a digital marketing degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Marketing bachelor's program family: median debt $32,425, median earnings $69,303 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.72.
About 3.2% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $7,610 and median net price is $17,296.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Digital Marketing and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$7,610 Median In-State Public
$35,740 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Digital Marketing majors are, on average, $7,610 for in-state public colleges, and $35,740 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Digital Marketing programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Digital Marketing from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Digital Marketing.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 2 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 4 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 5 | Western Governors University | UT | 155,088 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Digital Marketing programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the Canyons | CA | $1,166 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Valley College | CA | $1,238 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Valley College | CA | $1,238 |
| 4 | Los Angeles City College | CA | $1,238 |
| 5 | Modesto Junior College | CA | $1,282 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Digital Marketing programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | GA | $614 |
| 2 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | GA | $614 |
| 3 | Southern Regional Technical College | GA | $813 |
| 4 | Southern Regional Technical College | GA | $813 |
| 5 | South Georgia Technical College | GA | $1,164 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Digital Marketing programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Digital Marketing programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Digital Marketing is in IA (30 completions). That state represents about 17.6% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is DE (0.08% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 30 | 17.6% | 0.06% |
| NY | 21 | 12.3% | 0.01% |
| UT | 17 | 10.0% | 0.02% |
| MI | 15 | 8.8% | 0.01% |
| DE | 11 | 6.5% | 0.08% |
| MA | 11 | 6.5% | 0.01% |
| NC | 11 | 6.5% | 0.01% |
| TN | 9 | 5.3% | 0.01% |
| FL | 7 | 4.1% | 0.00% |
| OK | 7 | 4.1% | 0.02% |
| IL | 5 | 2.9% | 0.00% |
| ME | 5 | 2.9% | 0.03% |
| CA | 4 | 2.4% | 0.00% |
| WV | 4 | 2.4% | 0.01% |
| AZ | 3 | 1.8% | 0.00% |
| GA | 2 | 1.2% | 0.00% |
| KS | 2 | 1.2% | 0.01% |
| MO | 2 | 1.2% | 0.00% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 52.14 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- International Marketing CIP 52.1403
- Marketing CIP 52.1401
- Marketing Research CIP 52.1402
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 52.1404 in the survey year used in our extract (608 total across levels below).
- 79 Associate (13.0% of IPEDS total)
- 170 Bachelor's (28.0% of IPEDS total)
- 357 Master's (58.7% of IPEDS total)
- 2 Doctorate (0.3% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $85,953. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Digital Marketing graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $96,985 | 219,010 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $57,578 | 1,113,160 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | $77,936 | 190,600 |
| Marketing Managers | $209,972 | 384,980 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $49,239 | 417,420 |
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other | $68,570 | 99,070 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Marketing CIP family (219 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Digital Marketing graduate.
- $32,425 median federal loan debt among completers
- $69,303 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.72 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 3.2% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$93,589 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Digital Marketing majors is $93,589.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Digital Marketing majors.
Occupations by Share
2,006,820 2023 Workforce
The number of Digital Marketing graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Digital Marketing by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Digital Marketing in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Digital Marketing.
Age distribution for Digital Marketing degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
170 Total Degrees Awarded
61 Male (35.88%)
109 Female (64.12%)
Gender distribution of Digital Marketing degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
104 White (61.18%)
28 Hispanic or Latino (16.47%)
8 Black or African American (4.71%)
7 Asian (4.12%)
6 Two or More Races (3.53%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Digital Marketing degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Digital Marketing are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Digital Marketing.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Digital Marketing field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Digital Marketing majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Digital Marketing majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Digital Marketing majors.
About
A program that prepares individuals to develop a digital marketing plan and integrate marketing, advertising, sales, and logistics across physical and digital channels. Includes instruction in digital marketing, e-commerce, online consumer psychology, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and web analytics
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Digital Marketing.
CIP Code
52.1404 - Digital Marketing
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $32,425 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $69,303, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.72. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Digital Marketing graduate.
Women earned 65.0% of 1,303 Digital Marketing completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $85,953. The largest mapped role by headcount is First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers (219,010 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $7,610 in-state at public colleges and $35,740 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.