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2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
650 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general sales and marketing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for General Sales & Marketing in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 ’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $9,669 for Southwest Region Sales & Marketing students with aid per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Mesa Community College

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 170 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region sales & marketing students with aid per year to attend University of Houston.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 362 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region sales & marketing students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 full report on General Sales & Marketing at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s sales and marketing students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for southwest region sales & marketing students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about General Sales & Marketing at University of North Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 ’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Sales & Marketing students with aid.

Full University of Central Oklahoma General Sales & Marketing Report

#6

Wade College

Dallas, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Wade College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wade College is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wade College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wade College is $17,438 for southwest region sales & marketing students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Wade College

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $36,039 for Southwest Region Sales & Marketing students with aid.

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

Full Baylor General Sales & Marketing Report

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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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