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2023 Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

75 Colleges
$41,214 Avg Salary
$23,864 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Sales & Marketing School for You

General Sales & Marketing is the #141 most popular major in the country with 5,923 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Sales & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for sales and marketing majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for general sales and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, sales and marketing graduates from UW - Madison take out $19,372 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general sales and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Sales & Marketing majors at Purdue take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $370.

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Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that sales and marketing majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out is $25,388.

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#5

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

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Washtenaw Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general sales and marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

While working on their degree, sales and marketing majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general sales and marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that sales and marketing majors at Ball State take out is $25,650.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

On average, sales and marketing graduates from Kent State take out $23,499 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#11

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general sales and marketing students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
12 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
12 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
15 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
15 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI

Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best general sales and marketing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 58
Ohio 114
Illinois 84
Indiana 178
Wisconsin 264

General Sales & Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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.

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