50 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs in Marketing under $15K

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Where Exceptional Value Meets MBA Affordability: AACSB-Accredited Marketing MBA Programs from $7,458 to $14,490 in 2025

Our Top 10 Picks for Affordable Online MBA Programs in Marketing under $16K

Our ranking of the top 10 online MBA Programs in Marketing for 2025 identifies programs that deliver exceptional value at an affordable tuition cost. We base our selection on comprehensive data analysis, key metrics (including tuition, graduate salary, and ROI), and expert editorial insight. These programs distinguish themselves through a strong combination of affordability, AACSB accreditation, academic quality, and impressive graduate career and financial outcomes.

Interactive Table: 50 Most Affordable AACSB-Accredited Online MBA Programs in Marketing

Find and compare the 50 most affordable AACSB-accredited online MBA programs in Marketing for 2025. These programs offer exceptional value, with tuition rates from $7,458 to $14,490.

You can also explore all 248 AACSB-accredited online MBA Marketing programs with tuition under the national average of $37,038.

Use the interactive table to sort programs using Rank, Tuition, Starting Salary, and ROI. Find the program(s) that offers the best potential return for your budget. Click on any school name to view a comprehensive school profile.

Rank University In State TuitionAvg. Starting SalaryROIStateOnline
1 Indiana University South Bend $7,458 $60,300 709.00%INYes
1 Indiana University Northwest $7,458 $75,000 906.00%INYes
3 McNeese State University $8,879 $47,550 436.00%LAYes
4 University of Central Oklahoma $9,068 $62,400 588.00%OKYes
5 Southern Utah University $9,212 $53,800 484.00%UTYes
6 Arkansas Tech University $9,435 $44,250 369.00%ARYes
7 Georgia Southern University $9,824 $70,200 615.00%GAYes
8 New Mexico State University $10,314 $73,500 613.00%NMYes
9 Augusta University $10,590 $62,800 493.00%GAYes
10 East Texas A&M University $10,724 $81,000 655.00%TXYes
11 University of Houston-Victoria $11,030 $75,500 584.00%TXYes
12 University of Central Arkansas $11,239 $53,700 378.00%ARYes
13 Stephen F. Austin State University $11,630 $65,950 467.00%TXYes
14 Emporia State University $11,876 $59,400 400.00%KSYes
15 Angelo State University $12,251 $81,000 561.00%TXYes
16 Mississippi State University $12,294 $91,600 645.00%MSYes
17 Purdue University Northwest $12,350 $87,100 605.00%INNo
18 Southeastern Oklahoma State University $12,420 $60,780 389.00%OKYes
19 University of West Florida $12,460 $57,200 359.00%FLYes
20 Louisiana State University Shreveport $12,474 $45,300 263.00%LAYes
21 Western Kentucky University $12,600 $62,000 392.00%KYYes
22 Central Connecticut State University $12,848 $85,000 562.00%CTNo
23 Missouri Western State University $12,893 $51,750 301.00%MOYes
24 University of Southern Indiana $12,900 $65,700 409.00%INYes
25 Texas A&M University-Kingsville $12,992 $65,600 405.00%TXNo
26 Henderson State University $13,040 $59,500 356.00%ARYes
27 Lamar University $13,153 $63,600 384.00%TXYes
28 Southeastern Louisiana University $13,245 $47,900 262.00%LAYes
29 The University of Texas Permian Basin $13,252 $77,000 481.00%TXYes
30 East Tennessee State University $13,280 $52,400 295.00%TNYes
31 University of Nebraska at Kearney $13,293 $73,150 450.00%NEYes
32 Longwood University $13,361 $64,200 381.00%VAYes
33 Florida Gulf Coast University $13,428 $59,700 345.00%FLYes
34 Youngstown State University $13,500 $64,400 377.00%OHYes
35 Indiana University Kokomo $13,563 $66,900 393.00%INYes
36 Pittsburg State University $13,785 $52,600 282.00%KSYes
37 Southern Arkansas University $13,788 $74,000 437.00%ARYes
38 Southeast Missouri State University $13,804 $59,400 330.00%MOYes
39 Tarleton State University $13,865 $81,926 491.00%TXYes
40 University of New Orleans $13,893 $38,410 276.00%LANo
41 University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras $13,926 $60,000 331.00%PRYes
42 Utah Valley University $13,956 $75,700 442.00%UTNo
43 Western Carolina University $13,967 $44,100 216.00%NCYes
44 Midwestern State University $14,174 $52,872 273.00%TXYes
45 University of Montana $14,260 $89,000 524.00%MTYes
46 California State University, Bakersfield $14,272 $78,600 451.00%CAYes
47 University of South Alabama $14,400 $49,200 242.00%ALYes
48 Jackson State University $14,490 $55,900 286.00%MSYes
49 University of Illinois at Springfield $14,833 $68,300 360.00%ILYes
50 University of South Dakota $14,892 $47,553 219.00%SDYes
51 University of South Florida $14,955 $55,714 273.00%FLYes
52 State University of New York College at Brockport $15,000 $55,950 273.00%NYYes
52 Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Gurabo $15,000 $60,752 305.00%PRNo
54 Missouri State University $15,108 $62,400 313.00%MOYes
55 University of West Georgia $15,125 $59,800 295.00%GAYes
56 State University of New York at New Paltz $15,230 $55,400 264.00%NYYes
57 Western Illinois University $15,231 $67,800 345.00%ILYes
58 Eastern Kentucky University $15,264 $42,450 178.00%KYYes
59 Texas Southern University $15,316 $57,900 278.00%TXYes
60 University of Wisconsin-Parkside $15,327 $63,450 314.00%WIYes
61 Delaware State University $15,625 $46,300 196.00%DEYes
62 Francis Marion University $15,918 $42,600 168.00%SCYes
63 Radford University $15,984 $91,600 473.00%VAYes
64 Kansas State University $16,049 $77,550 383.00%KSYes
65 University of Montevallo $16,140 $61,950 284.00%ALYes
66 University of Alabama at Birmingham $16,200 $75,000 363.00%ALYes
67 Lander University $16,350 $50,700 210.00%SCYes
68 Murray State University $16,455 $90,419 449.00%KYYes
69 Eastern Washington University $16,500 $50,300 205.00%WAYes
70 Louisiana Tech University $16,518 $46,771 183.00%LAYes
71 Frostburg State University $16,740 $83,700 400.00%MDYes
72 University of North Alabama $16,830 $60,000 257.00%ALYes
73 Arkansas State University $16,962 $62,200 267.00%ARYes
74 California State University, Dominguez Hills $16,986 $82,400 385.00%CAYes
75 Clayton State University $17,000 $57,800 240.00%GAYes
76 University of Southern Mississippi $17,131 $62,300 264.00%MSNo
77 Alabama A&M University $17,313 $48,200 178.00%ALYes
78 Southern Connecticut State University $17,432 $67,435 287.00%CTYes
79 Appalachian State University $17,463 $63,285 262.00%NCYes
80 Binghamton University $17,469 $75,142 330.00%NYNo
81 University of Nebraska at Omaha $17,493 $89,200 410.00%NEYes
82 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth $17,578 $88,625 404.00%MANo
83 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley $17,745 $65,600 270.00%TXYes
84 University of North Florida $17,767 $62,014 249.00%FLNo
85 Idaho State University $17,856 $69,600 420.00%IDYes
86 The University of Akron $17,872 $61,400 244.00%OHYes
87 Morehead State University $17,970 $68,500 281.00%KYYes
88 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi $17,997 $60,000 233.00%TXYes
89 University of Arkansas at Little Rock $18,071 $63,300 250.00%ARYes
90 East Carolina University $18,072 $61,600 241.00%NCNo
91 Washburn University $18,080 $65,000 260.00%KSNo
92 Coastal Carolina University $18,460 $52,500 184.00%SCYes
93 University of Central Missouri $18,488 $52,900 186.00%MOYes
94 West Texas A&M University $18,500 $78,000 322.00%TXYes
95 University of Houston-Downtown $18,623 $82,273 342.00%TXYes
96 Shorter University $18,645 $42,400 220.00%GANo
97 Florida State University $18,693 $56,545 202.00%FLYes
98 Wichita State University $18,849 $65,300 246.00%KSNo
99 Ouachita Baptist University $18,860 $65,400 247.00%ARYes
100 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $18,941 $75,513 299.00%ILYes
101 Indiana State University $19,000 $82,000 332.00%INYes
101 Kennesaw State University $19,000 $72,000 279.00%GAYes
103 Oklahoma State University $19,295 $73,300 280.00%OKYes
104 Morgan State University $19,314 $80,000 314.00%MDNo
105 Northern Kentucky University $19,443 $79,600 309.00%KYYes
106 The University of North Dakota $19,793 $46,200 133.00%NDYes
107 Weber State University $19,908 $84,900 326.00%UTYes
107 Kent State University $19,908 $52,337 163.00%OHYes
109 Texas Woman's University $20,000 $79,925 300.00%TXYes
110 Illinois State University $20,050 $76,900 284.00%ILNo
111 Jacksonville State University $20,352 $95,570 370.00%ALYes
112 University of Southern Maine $20,370 $87,535 330.00%MEYes
113 The University of Texas at El Paso $20,634 $52,900 156.00%TXYes
114 Salisbury University $20,792 $59,700 187.00%MDYes
115 University of Houston-Clear Lake $20,892 $68,900 230.00%TXYes
116 Salem State University $20,934 $60,150 187.00%MAYes
117 Berry College $21,000 $53,850 156.00%GANo
118 North Dakota State University $21,022 $55,000 162.00%NDYes
119 Boise State University $21,043 $71,088 224.00%IDYes
120 West Chester University of PA $21,091 $90,600 330.00%PAYes
121 Sam Houston State University $21,147 $69,200 227.00%TXYes
122 Ball State University $21,197 $76,400 260.00%INYes
123 University of Hawaii at Manoa $21,288 $80,400 278.00%HINo
124 Ohio University $21,438 $49,598 131.00%OHYes
125 University of Alabama in Huntsville $21,483 $71,000 230.00%ALYes
126 University of Missouri-Kansas City $21,618 $76,900 256.00%MONo
127 Saginaw Valley State University $21,649 $102,450 373.00%MIYes
128 University of Nevada, Las Vegas $21,784 $93,820 331.00%NVYes
129 The Citadel $21,830 $116,700 435.00%SCYes
130 Southern Illinois University Carbondale $21,972 $59,600 171.00%ILYes
131 California State University, Los Angeles $22,052 $99,100 349.00%CANo
132 University of Alaska Anchorage $22,161 $68,700 210.00%AKYes
133 University of Tennessee at Martin $22,420-0-0TNYes
134 The University of Texas at Arlington $22,504 $78,800 250.00%TXYes
135 University of Northern Colorado $22,602 $67,750 200.00%COYes
136 Georgia College & State University $22,970 $71,800 213.00%GAYes
137 Upper Iowa University $23,112 $61,400 260.00%WINo
138 Texas State University $23,365 $155,000 563.00%TXNo
139 The University of Iowa $23,453 $112,820 381.00%IANo
140 University of Toledo $23,506 $73,300 212.00%OHYes
141 Winthrop University $23,508 $60,000 155.00%SCYes
142 The University of Memphis $23,688 $74,800 216.00%TNYes
143 William Paterson University $23,820 $70,500 196.00%NJYes
144 University of Northern Iowa $23,917 $66,000 176.00%IANo
145 University of Cincinnati $23,996 $87,013 263.00%OHYes
146 California State University, Chico $24,000 $87,750 266.00%CAYes
147 Colorado State University-Pueblo $24,168 $49,500 105.00%COYes
148 West Virginia University $24,273 $61,847 155.00%WVYes
149 Northeastern Illinois University $24,367 $74,350 205.00%ILYes
150 The University of Texas at San Antonio $24,512 $78,000 218.00%TXYes
151 California State University, Stanislaus $24,938 $73,800 196.00%CAYes
152 Virginia State University $24,978 $58,900 136.00%VANo
153 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro $25,000 $70,100 180.00%NCYes
154 California State University, Sacramento $25,260 $76,000 201.00%CAYes
155 Slippery Rock University $25,318 $61,100 141.00%PAYes
156 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga $25,788 $79,043 207.00%TNNo
157 Abilene Christian University $25,800 $62,400 142.00%TXYes
158 Drake University $25,848 $79,500 208.00%IAYes
159 The University of Mississippi $25,914 $60,977 135.00%MSYes
160 Palm Beach Atlantic University $25,920 $77,035 197.00%FLNo
161 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater $26,000 $78,000 200.00%WIYes
162 Union University $26,028 $84,000 223.00%TNYes
163 Northern Illinois University $26,096 $93,400 258.00%ILYes
164 University of Massachusetts Lowell $26,127 $76,600 193.00%MAYes
165 University of Wyoming $26,460 $93,010 252.00%WYYes
166 University of Florida $26,473 $117,197 343.00%FLYes
167 University of South Carolina $26,485 $97,819 269.00%SCNo
168 Middle Tennessee State University $26,712 $89,000 233.00%TNYes
169 Oklahoma City University $27,175 $81,000 198.00%OKYes
170 Bowling Green State University $27,200 $53,853 98.00%OHYes
170 La Salle University $27,200 $67,750 149.00%PAYes
172 University of Alaska Fairbanks $27,202 $89,474 229.00%AKYes
173 Central Michigan University $27,300 $94,350 246.00%MIYes
174 Auburn University $27,385 $77,633 183.00%ALYes
175 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo $27,462 $113,151 312.00%CANo
176 Wayne State University $27,472 $73,946 169.00%MIYes
177 University of Colorado Colorado Springs $27,648 $71,000 157.00%COYes
178 San Francisco State University $28,000 $76,600 174.00%CANo
178 California State University, East Bay $28,000 $76,600 174.00%CAYes
180 Wright State University $28,080 $115,000 310.00%OHYes
181 Texas Tech University $28,155 $66,717 137.00%TXYes
182 College of Charleston $28,204 $70,314 149.00%SCYes
183 The University of Alabama $28,377 $74,060 161.00%ALYes
184 Nichols College $28,440 $55,392 95.00%MAYes
185 Auburn University at Montgomery $28,593 $62,700 119.00%ALYes
186 Western Connecticut State University $28,638 $80,850 282.00%COYes
187 St. Cloud State University $28,969 $81,800 182.00%MNYes
188 Indiana University of Pennsylvania $29,001 $63,600 119.00%PANo
189 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh $29,168 $87,400 200.00%WIYes
190 Western Michigan University $29,377 $95,000 223.00%MIYes
191 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire $29,700 $84,700 185.00%WIYes
192 California State Polytechnic University Pomona $29,800 $89,440 200.00%CANo
193 Providence College $29,810 $80,678 171.00%RINo
194 Iowa State University $29,966 $75,552 152.00%IAYes
195 University at Albany $30,000 $79,615 165.00%NYYes
195 Valparaiso University $30,000 $64,840 116.00%INYes
197 Oakland University $30,024 $86,300 187.00%MIYes
197 Grand Valley State University $30,024 $76,200 154.00%MINo
199 University of Hartford $30,168 $94,500 213.00%CTYes
200 Fayetteville State University $30,268 $54,300 79.00%NCYes
201 Ashland University $30,300 $76,001 151.00%OHYes
202 The University of Georgia $30,606 $120,510 294.00%GAYes
203 University of the District of Columbia $30,765 $100,000 225.00%DCNo
204 University of Dallas $30,778 $88,000 186.00%TXYes
205 California State University, Northridge $30,897 $77,400 151.00%CANo
206 Texas Wesleyan University $31,080 $79,000 154.00%TXYes
207 San Diego State University $31,200 $71,900 130.00%CAYes
208 University of Louisiana at Lafayette $31,281 $51,200 64.00%LAYes
209 Jacksonville University $31,500 $129,665 312.00%FLYes
210 Old Dominion University $31,564 $75,800 140.00%VAYes
211 University of Vermont $31,878 $66,000 107.00%VTNo
212 The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg $31,962 $101,400 217.00%PAYes
213 Washington State University $32,328 $96,500 199.00%WAYes
214 John Carroll University $32,356 $65,000 101.00%OHYes
215 University of Nebraska-Lincoln $32,400 $92,300 185.00%NEYes
216 University of Kansas $32,701 $68,780 110.00%KSYes
217 The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute $32,998 $81,000 145.00%NYYes
218 Creighton University $33,234 $65,000 96.00%NEYes
219 University of Dayton $33,600 $109,932 227.00%OHYes
220 University of Massachusetts Amherst $33,622 $111,227 231.00%MAYes
221 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $33,772 $98,500 192.00%ILYes
222 University of Minnesota Duluth $33,798 $92,953 175.00%MNNo
223 Virginia Commonwealth University $34,172 $82,232 141.00%VAYes
224 Siena College $34,200 $81,000 137.00%NYNo
224 Xavier University $34,200 $88,100 158.00%OHYes
226 Shippensburg University $34,380 $69,300 102.00%PAYes
227 Whitworth University $34,560 $64,050 85.00%WAYes
228 Michigan State University $34,564 $119,539 246.00%MIYes
229 Eastern Michigan University $34,616 $92,100 166.00%MIYes
230 Montclair State University $34,669 $92,400 167.00%NJYes
231 University of Scranton $34,740 $82,100 136.00%PAYes
232 Shenandoah University $34,848 $89,900 158.00%VANo
233 University of St. Thomas-Houston $35,000 $79,371 127.00%TXNo
234 University of Baltimore $35,128 $77,400 120.00%MDYes
235 Dominican University of California $35,310 $113,000 220.00%CAYes
236 University of Arkansas $35,527 $79,911 125.00%ARYes
237 Barry University $35,640 $55,400 55.00%FLYes
238 Bradley University $35,740 $57,450 61.00%ILNo
239 Sacred Heart University $35,840 $78,300 118.00%CTNo
240 Le Moyne College $35,952 $61,100 70.00%NYNo
241 Utah State University $36,000 $85,000 136.00%UTYes
241 Florida Atlantic University $36,000 $78,220 117.00%FLYes
243 Widener University $36,102 $76,600 112.00%PAYes
244 Georgia State University $36,522 $93,600 156.00%GAYes
245 Seattle Pacific University $36,675 $86,250 135.00%WAYes
246 St. Mary's University $37,061 $57,600 55.00%TXNo
247 Baruch College-The City University of New York $37,338 $118,633 218.00%NYYes
248 St. Bonaventure University $37,380 $59,900 60.00%NYYes

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