by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for professional sales students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 344 degrees in professional sales annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Professional Sales Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
The schools below may not offer all types of sales degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in professional sales has to check out Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in professional sales from Purdue University - Main Campus
Ball State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in professional sales. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in professional sales from Ball State University
Explore the best professional sales schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
Professional Sales is one of 4 different types of General Sales & Marketing programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | 359 |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | 184 |
| Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations | 28 |
| Merchandising and Buying Operations | 21 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
