Professional Sales at Parkland College

Every professional sales school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sales program at Parkland College stacks up to those at other schools.

Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 5,758.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Professional Sales section at the bottom of this page.

Parkland College Professional Sales Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Sales

Parkland College Professional Sales Rankings

Sales Student Demographics at Parkland College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sales majors at Parkland College.

Parkland College Professional Sales Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of sales associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in sales only graduates about 45% women each year. The program at Parkland College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in sales at Parkland College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Parkland College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in sales graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Parkland College with a associate's in sales.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Sales Grads May Go Into

A degree in sales can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Parkland College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Sales Representatives	48,250	$63,440
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Wholesale Scientific Products Sales Representatives	13,960	$85,740
Parts Salespersons	9,810	$34,840
Advertising Sales Agents	8,360	$60,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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