The 4+1 Accelerated Master’s in Marketing provides an opportunity to earn a pathway to a master’s degree — with one year of additional study and 100% tuition scholarships for the fifth year. Position yourself for career advancement as you engage with graduate students and network with working professionals.
Why pursue the 4+1 Accelerated Master’s in Marketing?
Covering everything from traditional advertising and PR to digital design and SEO, marketing is a broad field that is constantly evolving in the digital age. Marketers must understand both the business and creative side of the workplace. Our M.S. in Marketing program is perfect for the aspiring marketing leader. Learn to understand your audience, analyze trends, and position your business to be competitive and successful.
The program gives students the skills to be both creative and practical by applying innovative marketing strategies in practical ways; providing students the language to understand and speak to both sides while allowing their creative ideas to expand and soar. A fit with nearly any undergraduate degree, the MSMK will provide you with a foundation in business and an in-depth understanding of marketing strategies and research.
Earn your graduate degree in marketing from a globally ranked and accredited university—Clark University has been named a Princeton Review “Best Business School,” achieved repeated recognition from U.S. News & World Report, and is among the elite 5% of business schools to receive AACSB accreditation.
Develop the cross-sector skill set you need to help organizations tap into emerging markets.
Join a close-knit learning community representing 90+ countries and 150 nonprofit and business partners around the world.
The accelerated M.S. program requires 10 units of graduate coursework and a graduate level internship. For more information on our graduate programs and requirements, please browse the Master of Science in Marketing program page.
Clark’s MSMKT program gives you a foundation in business and an in-depth understanding of marketing strategies and research, allowing you to develop targeted skills that employers are looking for to serve the needs of today’s challenging business world. Through coursework and faculty interaction you will learn how to communicate effectively and productively with colleagues across disciplines and at every level of an organization, offering a range of opportunities to advance your career. You’ll be a competitive candidate for the following roles:
Brand Marketing Manager
User Experience Designer
Social media Marketing Specialist
Search Engine Marketing Specialist
Eligibility
The accelerated Bachelor of Arts | Master of Science in Marketing program is open to students in all majors with minimum cumulative GPA of a 3.4.
Two prerequisite courses are required. Students must complete:
Marketing – MKT 230
Statistics – QBUS 110 OR ECON 160 OR PSYC 105
Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or higher by the end of the second semester of their junior year.
As part of the application process, all applicants to 4+1 Accelerated Master’s Degrees in the School of Business must meet with both the assistant dean and the associate director of the Stevenish Career Management Center before the accelerated degree adviser form will be signed and approved.