Which Washington marketing program has the lowest debt?

University of Washington reports the lowest median federal debt, $15,171, with first-year pay of $51,530.

How much do marketing graduates earn in Washington?

The median across 6 Washington marketing bachelor's programs is $44,045 in the first year after graduating and $75,049 five years after.

How many marketing bachelor's programs are in Washington?

6 Washington programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Marketing (Bachelor's) Programs in Washington, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Marketing

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Washington marketing bachelor's program pays its graduates $44,045 in their first year, $523 less than the national median. University of Washington reports the highest first-year pay ($51,530), and University of Washington the lowest median debt ($15,171).

Median first-year pay$44,045National $44,567

Median pay after 5 years$75,049National $64,125

Median federal debt$20,183National $24,250

Debt-to-earnings44%National 53%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of WashingtonSeattle · public	$51,530	$81,356	$15,171	29%
2	Washington StatePullman · public	$47,051	$82,094	$19,949	42%
3	Seattle UniversitySeattle · private nonprofit	$44,714	$79,251	$20,750	46%
4	Western Washington UniversityBellingham · public	$43,375	$70,846	$17,498	40%
5	Whitworth UniversitySpokane · private nonprofit	$42,445	$65,438	$26,610	63%
6	Eastern Washington UniversityCheney · public	$42,196	$59,053	$20,416	48%

Debt and first-year pay at every Washington marketing program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Washington medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to marketing, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$95,120

Median pay in Washington. 24,460 people work in this job in Washington. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 82,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $52,000Top 10%: $174,040

Sales Managers

$174,000

Median pay in Washington. 10,030 people work in this job in Washington. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $104,000Top 10%: $291,620

Marketing Managers

$172,270

Median pay in Washington. 8,880 people work in this job in Washington. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 34,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $98,220Top 10%: $293,590

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$130,480

Median pay in Washington. 11,580 people work in this job in Washington. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,580Top 10%: $217,290

Common questions

University of Washington in Seattle reports the highest median first-year pay, $51,530. Its median federal debt is $15,171.

Marketing (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked471 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Washington rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the marketing bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024