2023 Best Value Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for specialized marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madison College also is in the top 5% of our Best Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakeshore Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTC are $6,056 a year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year. On average, specialized marketing graduates from Ferris take out $27,802 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Central Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value specialized sales, merchandising and marketing programs. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year. 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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Lansing Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwood University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Specialized Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Midland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwood are $30,520 per year. 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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Request InformationBest Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best specialized sales, merchandising and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 179 |
| Ohio | 306 |
| Illinois | 38 |
| Indiana | 31 |
| Wisconsin | 28 |
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Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Related Majors for Specialized Marketing
One of 21 majors within the area of study, specialized sales, merchandising and marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Specialized 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 23 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).
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