2022 Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Professional Sales is the 649th most popular major in the country with 911 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 70 professional sales graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in professional sales. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality professional sales programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the professional sales program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Professional Sales (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$4,007 Average Net Price

$29,078 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 20 ’s sales degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Land College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Professional Sales Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $4,007 for Illinois Sales students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lake Land College.

Read more about Professional Sales at Lake Land College

#2

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$6,143 Average Net Price

$34,040 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, McHenry County College landed the #2 spot on the list. McHenry County College is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s sales degrees to qualified students.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Professional Sales Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for McHenry County College is $6,143 for Illinois Sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full McHenry County College Professional Sales Report

#3

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$18,232 Average Net Price

$45,292 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 12 ’s sales degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Professional Sales Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bradley University is $18,232 for Illinois Sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Professional Sales at Bradley University

#4

Parkland College

Champaign, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$8,189 Average Net Price

$35,729 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parkland College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sales Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 1 ’s sales degrees in 2019-2020.

Parkland College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Professional Sales Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Parkland College is $8,189 for Illinois Sales students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Professional Sales at Parkland College

• Best Value Colleges for Professional Sales (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Professional Sales (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis.

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