Business - Marketing (JMS) at Concordia: Admission Average
Concordia University · Montreal, QC
What average do you need for Business - Marketing (JMS) at Concordia?
Business - Marketing (JMS) at Concordia University typically admits students with averages in the high 80s, roughly 85–89%. It is the most competitive of the 16 Concordia programs we track.
Strong creative and digital marketing focus.
How competitive is it?
Concordia is the only university we track that offers Business - Marketing (JMS) under this name.
As a rough guide, 89% or higher is above the typical range, 85% up to 89% is inside it, and 81% up to 85% is a reach. Cut-offs move every year, so apply to a mix of schools.
Ontario applicants are assessed on their top six Grade 12 U/M courses, including the program's prerequisites. Work out yours with the Best 6 calculator.
Typical high school prerequisites
- English
- Advanced Functions
- One additional U/M course
- Business (recommended)
First-year courses
- Principles of Marketing
- Microeconomics
- Statistics
- Consumer Behaviour
- Business Communications
These are typical for Marketing programs across Canada. About the Marketing degree
After a Marketing degree
Marketing usually takes 4 years.
- Entrepreneur / Startup Founder – Variable to Unlimited
- Management Consultant – $80,000 to $250,000+
- Digital marketing and analytics skills (Google Analytics, Meta Ads, SEO) are more important than traditional advertising knowledge.
- Building a personal portfolio of marketing projects or running social media accounts is a real differentiator.
- Toronto's advertising and media industry is one of the largest in North America - location advantage is real.
Applying to Concordia
Concordia University is Montreal's second-largest English-language university, known for its strong fine arts programs, the John Molson School of Business, and a growing engineering faculty. It's an excellent choice for students who want an English-language education in Quebec with co-op options - very affordable for Quebec residents, though out-of-province Canadians now pay a higher rate.
Concordia University is in Montreal, QC, was founded in 1974 and has about 51,000 students. Domestic tuition is about $3,100 a year and co-op is available.
Deadlines: direct application March 1.
- Concordia's fine arts programs are genuinely excellent and often overlooked by students outside Quebec.
- The John Molson School of Business has strong accounting and finance programs.
- Montreal's low cost of living and bilingual environment are major advantages.
Other Concordia programs
- Fine Arts (BFA - Studio Arts) – high 70s-80s + portfolio
- Art History – high 70s-80s
- Film Production – high 70s-80s + portfolio
- Creative Writing – high 70s-80s
- Computer Science – high 80s
- Software Engineering – high 80s
- Electrical Engineering – high 80s
- Mechanical Engineering – high 80s
- Business - Accountancy (JMS) – high 80s
- Business - Finance (JMS) – high 80s
- Communications – mid-to-high 80s
- Psychology – mid-to-high 80s
- Sociology – mid 80s
- Political Science – mid 80s
- Education (BEd) – mid 80s