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General Sales & Marketing at Ball State University

If you plan to study General Sales & Marketing, you may want to check out the program at Ball State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ball State University sits in Muncie, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 13 general sales & marketing graduations were recorded at Ball State University.

Online Class Availability at Ball State University

Many students take online classes at Ball State University. Of 21,089 students, 5,957 (28%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,416 (35%) took at least some classes online.

General Sales & Marketing Rankings at Ball State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Ball State University’s General Sales & Marketing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#2 of 3
Best Value	Indiana	#3 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#14 of 28
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#23 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#45 of 100
Best Value	Nationwide	#63 of 100

Earnings for General Sales & Marketing Graduates from Ball State University

Those who finish Ball State University’s General Sales & Marketing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$46,833
2 years	$69,338

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for General Sales & Marketing graduates from Ball State University stands at $26,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of General Sales & Marketing graduates at Ball State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Sales & Marketing graduates at Ball State University are 38% women (5) and 62% men (8).

General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Program at Ball State University

Of the 13 bachelor’s general sales & marketing graduates at Ball State University, 38% were women (5) and 62% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Sales & Marketing bachelor’s degree recipients at Ball State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 15% of General Sales & Marketing bachelor’s degree recipients at Ball State University, lower than the national average of 36%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Sales & Marketing Concentrations at Ball State University

The General Sales & Marketing program at Ball State University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Professional Sales	13

Highest-Paying Careers for General Sales & Marketing Graduates

Graduates of the General Sales & Marketing program at Ball State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for General Sales & Marketing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Travel Agents	$65,314
Advertising Sales Agents	$63,488
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,441
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$60,515
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$53,224
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$45,048
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$40,454
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$39,468
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$31,788

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.