2025 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

General Sales & Marketing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #97 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 76 associate degrees in general sales & marketing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general sales & marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general sales & marketing students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general sales & marketing to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Sales & Marketing Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general sales & marketing.

Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Sales & Marketing

1

Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, MN

34 Annual Graduates

$39,563 Median Starting Salary

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general sales & marketing. Located in the rural area of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the sales & marketing program make around $39,563 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in general sales & marketing from Minnesota State Community and Technical College

2

Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Ridgewater College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general sales & marketing. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in general sales & marketing from Ridgewater College

Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	146	0
Missouri	117	0
Iowa	116	22
North Dakota	92	1

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General Sales & Marketing Related Rankings by Major

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	75
Professional Sales	1

Majors Similar to Sales & Marketing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	382
Business Administration & Management	322
Accounting	307
Marketing	88
Human Resource Management	64
Construction Management	62
Management Information Systems	41
Business Support & Assistant Services	36
Finance & Financial Management	25
Hospitality Management	12

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.