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2023 Best Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region

23 Colleges
$32,787 Avg Salary
$29,218 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing School for You

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing is the #139 most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the specialized marketing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools

#1

Northwood University

Midland, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Northwood University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Midland.

While working on their degree, specialized marketing majors at Northwood accumulate an average of around $23,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $371.

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The excellent programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best specialized sales, merchandising and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, specialized marketing graduates from Ferris take out $27,802 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mary University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Specialized Marketing majors at Mount Mary take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

After completing their degree, specialized marketing graduates from Dominican U carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, specialized marketing graduates from Kent State take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $332.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #7, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, specialized marketing majors at Central Michigan accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $337, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Specialized Marketing majors at Ball State take out an average of $25,583 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Lakeshore Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best specialized sales, merchandising and marketing programs. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

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Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 179
Ohio 306
Illinois 38
Indiana 31
Wisconsin 28

One of 21 majors within the area of study, specialized sales, merchandising and marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 23 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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