2023 Best Value General Sales & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Sales & Marketing Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general sales and marketing was ranked #141 in the country. In fact 5,923 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Sales & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for sales and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Sales & Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named Lindenwood University the best value school in the Plains States Region for general sales and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Request InformationBest General Sales & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best general sales and marketing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 36 |
| Minnesota | 287 |
| Kansas | 29 |
| Iowa | 78 |
| Nebraska | 17 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
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Majors Related to Sales & Marketing
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general sales and marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Sales & Marketing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.