2025 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

If you plan on getting your associate degree in general sales & marketing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #97 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for general sales & marketing students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 71 associate degrees in general sales & marketing to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - The number of general sales & marketing students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 associate 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general sales & marketing students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Sales & Marketing in South Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general sales & marketing students seeking a an associate degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for an Associate in Sales & Marketing

1

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

46 Annual Graduates

$27,524 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Greenville Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general sales & marketing. GTC is a large public college located in the city of Greenville.

Associate students who receive their degree from the sales & marketing program earn an average of $27,524 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in general sales & marketing from Greenville Technical College

2

Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC

14 Annual Graduates

$28,150 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Midlands Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general sales & marketing. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the sales & marketing program make around $28,150 for their early career.

More information about a associate in general sales & marketing from Midlands Technical College

Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	121	0
West Virginia	92	5
Kentucky	90	0
Alabama	69	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sales & Marketing

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, General Sales & Marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Sales & Marketing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	71

Most Popular Majors Related to Sales & Marketing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	481
Business Administration & Management	358
Accounting	172
Business Support & Assistant Services	126
Hospitality Management	33
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	4

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.