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2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Sales & Marketing is the 140th most popular major in the country with 5,473 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 111 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general sales and marketing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general sales and marketing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general sales and marketing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 38 associates’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree sales & marketing students with aid list, M State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,818 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Sales & Marketing students with aid per year to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

Read more about General Sales & Marketing at Minnesota State Community and Technical College

#2

Northland Community and Technical College

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northland Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Thief River Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sales and marketing degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Northland Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,860 for plains states region associate degree sales & marketing students with aid per year to attend Northland Community and Technical College.

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#3

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Willmar, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 associates’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ridgewater College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ridgewater College is $11,764 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Sales & Marketing students with aid.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.

St Cloud Technical and Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,019 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Sales & Marketing students with aid per year to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College.

Full St Cloud Technical and Community College General Sales & Marketing Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. ATCC is a small school located in Alexandria, Minnesota that handed out 6 associates’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

ATCC also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College is $13,550 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Sales & Marketing students with aid.

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#6

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, North Dakota
#7 in overall quality

Lake Region State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Devils Lake, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s sales and marketing students in 2019-2020.

Lake Region State College also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $9,564 for plains states region associate degree sales & marketing students with aid per year to attend Lake Region State College.

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#7

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Hennepin Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s sales and marketing students in 2019-2020.

Hennepin Technical College also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for plains states region associate degree sales & marketing students with aid.

Full Hennepin Technical College General Sales & Marketing Report

#9 in overall quality

Des Moines Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.

DMACC also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $10,076 for plains states region associate degree sales & marketing students with aid.

Read more about General Sales & Marketing at Des Moines Area Community College

#10 in overall quality

Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small public school situated in Calmar, Iowa. It awarded 1 associates’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

NICC also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,505 for plains states region associate degree sales & marketing students with aid per year to attend Northeast Iowa Community College.

Full Northeast Iowa Community College General Sales & Marketing Report

#8 in overall quality

Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. MSC Southeast is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSC Southeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MSC Southeast is $13,824 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Sales & Marketing students with aid.

Full MSC Southeast General Sales & Marketing Report

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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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