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Best Digital Marketing Schools Near Auburn Hills, MI (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Auburn Hills, Michigan has 5 accredited schools offering digital marketing programs. Auburn Hills has a population of about 24,911. Median household income is $78,727 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 47.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, the top-earning digital marketing-related role is Marketing Managers at a median $149,310 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Digital Marketing Schools to Auburn Hills
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer digital marketing programs near Auburn Hills, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Auburn Hills city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Auburn Hills.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Auburn Hills is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (BLS area code 19820). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Michigan statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Marketing Managers
$149,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$148,863
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$77,100
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$76,869
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$99,450
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$99,153
Advertising and Promotions Managers
$104,020
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$103,709
Public Relations Specialists
$66,100
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$65,902
Writers and Authors
$75,760
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$75,533
Advertising Sales Agents
$67,950
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$67,747
Web Developers
$108,550
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$108,225
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Auburn Hills at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
24,911
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$78,727
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
47.0%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
100.3 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Auburn Hills-Area Cities With Digital Marketing Programs
How many accredited digital marketing schools are near Auburn Hills, MI?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering digital marketing programs near Auburn Hills. The closest is Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, MI (2.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Michigan-Flint (32.8 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying digital marketing roles near Auburn Hills?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying digital marketing-related roles near Auburn Hills are: Marketing Managers ($149,310), Web Developers ($108,550), Advertising and Promotions Managers ($104,020). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Michigan statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Pontiac instead of Auburn Hills?
Pontiac, MI is 2.8 miles from Auburn Hills and has its own set of local digital marketing programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Auburn Hills an affordable place to study digital marketing?
Auburn Hills’s median household income of $78,727 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Auburn Hills while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Michigan public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
