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2023 Most Popular Colleges for General Sales & Marketing in the Southwest Region

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Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region

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 “Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Sales & Marketing is the 139th most popular major in the country with 5,923 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 718 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,170 and $26,081 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general sales and marketing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general sales and marketing programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region”.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region 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 public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 360 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station General Sales & Marketing Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 181 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 ’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at Texas Tech University

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Wade College
Dallas, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wade College landed the #5 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s sales and marketing degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Sales & Marketing at University of Central Oklahoma

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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Sales & Marketing at University of North Texas

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Mesa Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 4 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mesa Community College General Sales & Marketing Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sales & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 0 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lamar University General Sales & Marketing Report

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