2025 Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

General Sales & Marketing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #107 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for general sales & marketing students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in general sales & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general sales & marketing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general sales & marketing students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general sales & marketing students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general sales & marketing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general sales & marketing students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sales & marketing 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 the Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Sales & Marketing in Iowa

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general sales & marketing students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Sales & Marketing

1

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

19 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general sales & marketing. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general sales & marketing from University of Northern Iowa

2

Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Saint Ambrose University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general sales & marketing. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general sales & marketing from Saint Ambrose University

Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	34
Minnesota	215	204
Kansas	184	29
Nebraska	180	17
South Dakota	148	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sales & Marketing

General Sales & Marketing is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Sales & Marketing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	34
Professional Sales	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,499
Finance & Financial Management	890
Marketing	889
Accounting	527
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	471
Human Resource Management	328
General Business/Commerce	242
Hospitality Management	92
Entrepreneurial Studies	52
Construction Management	52

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis. More about our data sources and methodologies.