Everything must be marketed

From the benefits of joining a new health club to encouraging mutual fund managers to invest in your company—at every level of business, marketing is needed to help the business succeed. And technology has changed the way we market. From managing a household brand to analyzing consumer purchasing trends, marketers bring awareness of a product to a customer. A Tippie marketing education prepares you to take on the varied marketing roles and succeed in an always-evolving industry.

Academic programs

Marketing Major

The Tippie BBA in Marketing offers five optional concentrations that allow you to tailor your degree to your specific interests and career goals.

PhD in Marketing

The increase in consumer data provides great fodder for students in the Marketing PhD Program. Placements are both in industry and academia.

Marketing Certificate

This graduate-level certificate ensures that you have a firm handle on the latest in marketing trends and how they can be applied to your business.

Strategic Sales Certificate

Learn to partner with emerging tech to build relationships, solve problems, and generate results in this comprehensive undergraduate certificate program.

93 %

Marketing alums employed or in grad school

within 6 months of graduation, 2024

$ 72,638

Average starting salary for marketing grads

Class of 2024

5

Optional concentrations

Retailing & e-commerce, professional sales management, product & brand management, marketing communication & strategy, and marketing research & analytics

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Faculty

The Tippie College’s Department of Marketing includes expert faculty who conduct cutting-edge research (think measuring your brain’s decision-making via MRI) as well as industry experts who are stars in the classroom.

Undergrad class

Faculty research

Using the latest in research technology, Tippie’s marketing faculty focus their efforts on a variety of subjects, from consumer behavior to psychological ownership to data analytics.

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Marketing Institute students

Marketing Institute Advisory Board

A group of marketing experts and Tippie marketing alumni who provide guidance and feedback to Tippie marketing students and faculty.

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Department highlights

Marketing Institute

Employers are impressed with the experience Marketing Institute students receive while working on projects for real-world clients.

Field Studies in Marketing

Gain real-world marketing experience. Consult for an actual business client. Solve marketing challenges. Apply what you’ve learned in class—conduct market research, propose creative solutions, and impress your client.

American Marketing Association

Helps marketing students develop a competitive advantage through professional networking trips, fundraising activities, and a case competition.

Recent news

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What's the best way to save on dining at restaurants?

Saturday, May 9, 2026
Tippie assistant professor of marketing Jintao Zhang said planning ahead can help you save while eating out.
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Too soon?

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
A new study from researchers at the Tippie College of Business finds that when a package that’s ordered online is delivered earlier than the promised delivery date, the purchaser is apt to give it fewer stars when they leave an online review.
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University of Iowa study links loneliness to keeping clutter and trouble letting go

Friday, April 3, 2026
Marketing professor Alice Wang said research shows attachment to objects is associated with higher levels of loneliness.
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Tippie student Stephanie Ramos among Poets & Quants best and brightest

Friday, April 3, 2026
The marketing major was also named one of the Tippie Top 21
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The great Old Navy pricing experiment

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Associate professor Peggy Stover explains how the changing price of leggings reveals evolving shopping habits.
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How to declutter, using a trick that makes spring cleaning easier

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
A new study from the Tippie College of Business explains why it's so hard to throw things away and offers suggestions to make it easier.
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Marketing students offer advice to the UFL

Friday, March 20, 2026
The United Football League (UFL) kicks off its third season this month and Tippie marketing students are using it as a learning tool.
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Kristof-Brown appointed to second term as dean of the Tippie College of Business

Friday, March 13, 2026
Amy Kristof-Brown, dean of the Tippie College of Business, has been reappointed to a second five-year term, continuing her leadership of the college.
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Let me show you to your room

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Tippie assistant professor of marketing Rin Yoon discusses how psychological ownership can help spur customer loyalty.
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Black Friday sales are crucial break-even point for many Iowa merchants

Friday, November 28, 2025
Professor Peggy Stover says a good Black Friday weekend can sometimes make up for 11 months of sluggish sales.

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Marketing Department
S252 Pappajohn Business Building
business-college-marketing@uiowa.edu
319-335-1013

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