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2022 Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 911 people earned their degree in professional sales, making the major the 649th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 355 professional sales graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 professional sales graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in professional sales. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent professional sales programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the professional sales program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Professional Sales (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Professional Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $5,879 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Professional Sales Report

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Professional Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State University is $10,487 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Professional Sales at Ball State

#3

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 12 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Professional Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bradley is $18,232 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Professional Sales at Bradley

#4

Manchester University

North Manchester, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Manchester University is located in North Manchester, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sales degrees to qualified students.

Manchester University also made our “Best Professional Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Manchester University is $14,730 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Professional Sales at Manchester University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sales Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2019-2020.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Professional Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $18,106 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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