Career Boosting Digital Marketing Certification Programs Ranked by Best Marketing Degrees

NEW ORLEANS, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BestMarketingDegrees.org, a site established to provide research and insight into current marketing education, published a ranking of the 20 best digital marketing certification programs online. http://www.bestmarketingdegrees.org/top-online-digital-marketing-certification-programs/

The University of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont), Duke University (Durham, North Carolina), and DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois) lead the ranking in placements one through three respectively. The ranking was compiled by taking a comprehensive listing of online digital marketing certifications and ranks programs based on two criteria:

--affordability (.5)

--the estimated cost per credit hour for out-of-state students

--core course content (.5)

--content marketing

--email strategies

--pay-per-click platforms

--search marketing (SEO and SEM)

--Mobile marketing

--Social media

--Data analytics

Other ranking programs include (in alphabetical order):

Benedictine University (Lisle, Illinois)

Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia)

Herzing University (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin)

Notre Dame University (Notre Dame, Indiana)

Oregon State University (Corvallis, Washington)

Rutgers University (Newark, New Jersey)

Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)

University of California Irvine (Irvine, California)

University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)

University of Denver (Denver, Colorado)

University of Illinois (Champaign, Illinois)

University of La Verne (La Verne, California)

University of San Diego (San Diego, California)

University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Notable trends include only one program in the ranking with all seven core content areas covered (the University of California at Irvine). Four universities clocked in achieving six or seven core content areas (Duke University, the University of San Diego, Simon Fraser University, and the University of Denver). The University of Denver is the most expensive ranked program (though many surveyed and unranked programs were more expensive). Meanwhile DePaul University and the University of Vermont came in as the first and second most affordable degrees, respectively. Both of these affordable programs may be completed for less than $1,700 in tuition.

Other topics presented in the publication include an overview and comparison of marketing certifications and degrees. Also, a look at what students might benefit from entirely free educational options (there's a lot of free material on marketing online).

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