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2025 Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in Iowa

4 Colleges in Iowa
82 Sales & Marketing Degrees Awarded
$50,075 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Sales & Marketing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #139 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 82 degrees in general sales & marketing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Sales & Marketing School

Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in Iowa Your choice of general sales & marketing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Sales & Marketing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Sales & Marketing Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Sales & Marketing
Bachelor's Degrees in Sales & Marketing

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 General Sales & Marketing Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Sales & Marketing in Iowa

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the sales & marketing degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Sales & Marketing

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Every student pursuing a degree in general sales & marketing needs to look into University of Northern Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IA
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Des Moines Area Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general sales & marketing. DMACC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Ankeny. A Best Colleges rank of #408 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 15 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA

It's hard to beat Saint Ambrose University if you want to pursue a degree in general sales & marketing. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Davenport. This university ranks 11th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 10 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IA

It is hard to beat Hawkeye Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in general sales & marketing. Located in the rural area of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 11 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Hawkeye Community College in the most recent data year.

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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
Minnesota 284 287
Missouri 283 36
Kansas 266 29
Nebraska 238 17
North Dakota 210 1
South Dakota 204 1

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

Sales & Marketing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 58
Professional Sales 20
Retailing and Retail Operations 4

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Majors Similar to Sales & Marketing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 3,728
Accounting 1,046
Finance & Financial Management 992
Marketing 906
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 704
Human Resource Management 408
General Business/Commerce 273
Hospitality Management 260
Entrepreneurial Studies 230
Construction Management 163

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