2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,473 people earned their degree in general sales and marketing, making the major the 140th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general sales and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,312 and had an average of $27,494 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 586 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,700 and $22,353 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general sales and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general sales and marketing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general sales and marketing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree sales & marketing students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 masters’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743.

Full South Dakota State General Sales & Marketing Report

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$9,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Sales & Marketing at Lindenwood University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis.

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