by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,923 people earned their degree in general sales and marketing, making the major the 139th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general sales and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,525 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 611 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,695 and $24,887 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 337 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general sales and marketing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general sales and marketing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The sales & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree sales & marketing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Union University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia Union University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Point University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. High Point University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in High Point, North Carolina. It awarded 32 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Sales & Marketing at High Point University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tuskegee is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Tuskegee University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees to 175 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at University of South Carolina - Columbia
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Stetson University
With a ranking of #6, Barry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 14 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Barry University
Hampton University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Hampton University
With a ranking of #8, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sales and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Kennesaw State University General Sales & Marketing Report
Southern Adventist University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 18 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Georgia State
American Public University System came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sales and marketing students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at American Public University System
Harding University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sales & Marketing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Harding University
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