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Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

19 Colleges
$33,497 Avg Salary
$33,045 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Bachelor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for specialized marketing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Kent State University at Kent the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 278 students majoring in specialized marketing at Kent State, 6% are male and 94% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, specialized marketing majors at Kent State accumulate an average of around $23,858 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 $332.

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#2

Northwood University

Midland, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwood University is a great place for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Midland.

About 25% of the students majoring in specialized marketing at the school are women while 75% are male.

The average amount in student loans that specialized marketing majors at Northwood take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,421. 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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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in specialized marketing at Central Michigan, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the specialized marketing majors at the school.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in specialized marketing at the school are women while 87% are male.

Specialized Marketing majors at Ferris take out an average of $26,417 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Of the 28 students majoring in specialized marketing at Ball State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 89% of the specialized marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #8, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Of the 13 students majoring in specialized marketing at Dominican U, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#9

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

Mount Mary University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree specialized sales, merchandising and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, specialized marketing graduates from Mount Mary carry an average student debt load of $28,356.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Women make up 88% of the specialized marketing majors at the school.

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Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges by State

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

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 19 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 Qfamily.

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