2023 Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Degrees Awarded
$77,413
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s” 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.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 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 a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general sales and marketing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 420 degrees to qualified masters’s sales and marketing students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying sales & marketing list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 veteran student life at NYU]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. On top of their other funding sources, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UofSC]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s sales and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Lindenwood University also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 7,382 students enrolled at Lindenwood University were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,583. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lindenwood University]](/colleges/lindenwood-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 2 masters’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Ohio University - Athens Campus supports 25,714 students, and 726 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,725. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying sales & marketing list, UNT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)
Baruch College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Baruch College is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 39 masters’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baruch, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 19,740 students enrolled at Baruch College, 169 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 107 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,987. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Baruch College Veteran Student Life Report
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State University, 369 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State Veteran Student Life Report
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Sales & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 6,325 students enrolled at Illinois Tech, 83 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,905. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate 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. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois Tech Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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