2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 586 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,700 and $22,353 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general sales and marketing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general sales and marketing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general sales and marketing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at South Dakota State

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$9,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lindenwood University General Sales & Marketing Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Sales & Marketing (Income $0-$30k)

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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