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2024 Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in California

11 Colleges in California
666 Sales & Marketing Degrees Awarded
$12,702 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general sales & marketing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #139 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 666 degrees in general sales & marketing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Sales & Marketing School

Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in California Your choice of general sales & marketing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general sales & marketing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Sales & Marketing

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Sales & Marketing in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sales & marketing degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top California Schools in Sales & Marketing

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Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Cerritos College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general sales & marketing. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #375 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cerritos College is a great college overall.

There were about 13 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Cerritos College in the most recent year we have data available.

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College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
44 Sales & Marketing Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general sales & marketing needs to check out College of the Canyons. Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #593 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means College of the Canyons is a great college overall.

There were approximately 44 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at College of the Canyons in the most recent data year.

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Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
55 Sales & Marketing Degrees Awarded

Orange Coast College is a good option for students interested in a degree in general sales & marketing. Orange Coast College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa. A Best Colleges rank of #654 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Orange Coast College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 55 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Orange Coast College in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
58.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in general sales & marketing has to take a look at Mt. San Antonio College. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Walnut. This college ranks 105th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 12 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Mt. SAC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In CA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #616 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fresno City College is a great college overall.

There were about 7 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Fresno City College in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA

Riverside City College is a large public college located in the city of Riverside. A Best Colleges rank of #487 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Riverside City College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 19 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Riverside City College in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
48th Most Popular In CA

Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pasadena City College is a great college overall.

There were about 3 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at Pasadena City College in the most recent data year.

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El Camino College
Torrance, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In CA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

El Camino College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Torrance. This college ranks 123rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 9 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at El Camino College in the most recent data year.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
38th Most Popular In CA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

GCC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Glendale. This college ranks 144th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 3 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at GCC in the most recent data year.

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Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
38th Most Popular In CA

SAC is a very large public college located in the large city of Santa Ana. This college ranks 109th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 2 general sales & marketing students who graduated with this degree at SAC in the most recent data year.

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Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 8
Nevada 192 12

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General Sales & Marketing is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Sales & Marketing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 590
Professional Sales 63
Retailing and Retail Operations 12
Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 64,206
Accounting 6,896
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 4,566
General Business/Commerce 3,103
Business Support & Assistant Services 2,490
Human Resource Management 1,824
Finance & Financial Management 1,542
Real Estate 1,389
Marketing 1,368
Business/Managerial Economics 1,248

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