New York·Management Occupations·SOC 11-2021

Best Marketing Manager programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

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.

65 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,807 people a year. The job pays a median of $181,200 in New York across about 54,000 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBrand ManagerMarketing ManagerMarketing DirectorBusiness Development ManagerChannel ManagerPricing ManagerProduct ManagerCategory Manager
Graduates / yr
1,807
in New York
Median pay · New York
$181,200
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
54,000
people employed
Schools
65
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
54%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,807
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New York that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

6 programs in New York that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New York (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New York page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.1401In New York
1,521
84.2%
57$44,670$24,250
2
Marketing, Othermain feeder
CIP 52.1499In New York
125
6.9%
6$44,670$24,250
3
CIP 52.1403In New York
117
6.5%
3$44,670$24,250
4
CIP 52.1404In New York
25
1.4%
7$44,670$24,250
5
CIP 19.0203In New York
13
0.7%
2$40,949$23,344
6
CIP 52.1910In New York
6
0.3%
1$35,157$26,750

Top 25 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 29 of the 65 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
121Marketing/Marketing Management, General$57,77784%$28,85146%
2LIM College
New York, NY Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
116Marketing, Other$42,46751%$37,01496%
3Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
109International Marketing$37,66381%60%
4CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
87Marketing/Marketing Management, General72%48%
5Siena University
Loudonville, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
81Marketing/Marketing Management, General$49,31275%$30,13869%
6CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
72Marketing/Marketing Management, General25%
7Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
70Marketing/Marketing Management, General$46,78069%$34,53968%
8Binghamton University
Vestal, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
60Marketing/Marketing Management, General$47,92282%39%
9Pace University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
59Marketing/Marketing Management, General$48,50960%$29,99476%
10Iona University
New Rochelle, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
57Marketing/Marketing Management, General$39,59556%$27,66087%
11St. John's University - New York
Queens, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
54Marketing/Marketing Management, General$33,53466%$27,35983%
12Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
53Marketing/Marketing Management, General$19,00223%
13St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
43Marketing/Marketing Management, General$41,15267%$23,35282%
14Berkeley College - New York
New York, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
40Marketing/Marketing Management, General$35,86744%$29,326
15Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
40Marketing/Marketing Management, General$49,39864%$26,80779%
16Touro University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
39Marketing/Marketing Management, General$30,03072%$27,11061%
17CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
38Marketing/Marketing Management, General$26,93021%80%
18New York University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
38Marketing/Marketing Management, General88%$29,0239%
19State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
37Marketing/Marketing Management, General$41,90360%81%
20Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
35Marketing/Marketing Management, General$43,08073%$20,35683%
21State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
34Marketing/Marketing Management, General$37,94672%62%
22Yeshiva University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
34Marketing/Marketing Management, General83%$39,69656%
23St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
32Marketing/Marketing Management, General$44,67974%$25,21366%
24Bryant & Stratton College - Online
Orchard Park, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
30Marketing, Other23%$14,394
25Adelphi University
Garden City, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
27Marketing/Marketing Management, General$42,20067%$27,32666%

All 65 schools in New York

Every school in New York with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New York that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Syracuse UniversitySyracusePrivate not-for-profit1212
LIM CollegeNew YorkPrivate for-profit1162
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew YorkPublic1092
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew YorkPublic871
Siena UniversityLoudonvillePrivate not-for-profit811
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew YorkPublic721
Hofstra UniversityHempsteadPrivate not-for-profit701
Binghamton UniversityVestalPublic601
Pace UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit592
Iona UniversityNew RochellePrivate not-for-profit571
St. John's University - New YorkQueensPrivate not-for-profit542
Nassau Community CollegeGarden CityPublic532
St Bonaventure UniversitySaint BonaventurePrivate not-for-profit431
Berkeley College - New YorkNew YorkPrivate for-profit401
Manhattan UniversityRiverdalePrivate not-for-profit401

What marketing managers earn in New York

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New York
$181,200
Mean annual
$202,480
Jobs in state
54,000
What the range looks like
10th pct$104,140Median$181,20090th pct$324,310
Versus the national median
+8.6%

U.S. median $166,790. New York pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
2.19×

Concentrated here: New York employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$192,840median
54,730 jobs
Kingston, NY
$127,400median
90 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$167,480median
70 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$156,780median
500 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$153,580median
1,050 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$155,360median
660 jobs
Rochester, NY
$149,440median
1,470 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$154,960median
100 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+6.6%
Faster than average
Openings per year
34,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
26,700
407,000 → 433,700
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Marketing Managers page.

How to become a Marketing Manager

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
5 years or more

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Active LearningActive ListeningCritical ThinkingSpeakingReading ComprehensionMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New York

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 9 majors mapped to Marketing Managers9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 19.0203Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • 19.0905Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • 51.2011Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
  • 52.1401Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • 52.1402Marketing Research
  • 52.1403International Marketing
  • 52.1404Digital Marketing
  • 52.1499Marketing, Other
  • 52.1910Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations

Common questions

Answers for people weighing marketing managers programs in New York.

What degree do you need to become a Marketing Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Marketing/Marketing Management, General, which awarded 1,521 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 84.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Marketing Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Marketing, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services, Specialized Sales. Together they graduate about 1,807 people a year in New York.

How much do marketing managers earn in New York?+

The median is $181,200 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.6% above the U.S. median of $166,790. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for marketing managers growing?+

BLS projects a +6.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 34,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New York?+

65 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do marketing managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Brand Manager, Marketing Manager, Marketing Director, Business Development Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-2021.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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