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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
596 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 5,473 people earned their degree in general sales and marketing, making the major the 140th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general sales and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,312 and had an average of $27,494 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 650 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,533 and $30,058 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 596 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general sales and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general sales and marketing programs, but they also cost less that 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 general sales and marketing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 362 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sales & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Sales & Marketing Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 170 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $10,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sales & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at University of Houston

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #3 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 25 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $12,297 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Sales & Marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Central Oklahoma General Sales & Marketing Report

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree sales & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Baylor has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $26,726 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sales & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Baylor

#5

Wade College

Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wade College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sales and marketing students in 2019-2020.

Wade College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wade College is $17,551 for southwest region bachelor’s degree sales & marketing students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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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.

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