by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Professional Sales is the 553rd most popular major in the country with 1,039 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 534 professional sales graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in professional sales. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their professional sales program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The sales school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Point University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. High Point is a medium-sized school located in High Point, North Carolina that handed out 27 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Professional Sales at High Point University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s sales degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #3 spot on the list. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 148 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Professional Sales at Weber State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major. North Manchester, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sales degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Professional Sales at Manchester University
Stetson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major ranking, coming in at #6. Stetson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Professional Sales at Stetson University
With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 142 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sales students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Bentley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major ranking, coming in at #8. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sales degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Professional Sales at Bentley University
St Catherine University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major ranking. St. Kate’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Professional Sales at St Catherine University
Ball State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s sales degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 26 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 University of Central Oklahoma
Kansas State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized school located in Wayne, New Jersey that handed out 11 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Professional Sales at William Paterson University of New Jersey
With a ranking of #14, Bellevue University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sales students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Bradley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major list. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s sales degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The College of Saint Rose did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major ranking, coming in at #16. Albany, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sales degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Professional Sales at The College of Saint Rose
Adrian College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major ranking. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sales students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stevenson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales Major ranking, coming in at #17. Stevenson is located in Owings Mills, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sales degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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