by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Professional Sales. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Sales & Marketing is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in sales and marketing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for sales and marketing majors, Purdue came in at #6. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue was $948 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,030 | $10,030 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,760 | $1,760 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Sales & Marketing students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue took out an average of $21,000 in student loans. That is 27% lower than the national average of $28,707.
The median early career salary of sales and marketing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $56,351 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $41,727.
Online degrees for the Purdue sales and marketing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
About 36.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in sales and marketing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in sales and marketing at Purdue in 2019-2020, 21.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Sales & Marketing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Professional Sales | 111 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 237 |
| Accounting | 127 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 238 |
| Hospitality Management | 112 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 128 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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