General Sales & Marketing at Purdue University - Main Campus
Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. In 2021, 134 sales and marketing majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Sales & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.
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Purdue General Sales & Marketing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sales & Marketing
Purdue General Sales & Marketing Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks sales and marketing programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The sales and marketing major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Sales & Marketing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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12 | |
32 | |
62 |
How Much Do Sales & Marketing Graduates from Purdue Make?
The median salary of sales and marketing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $56,811. This is 18% higher than $48,013, which is the national average for all sales and marketing bachelor's degree recipients.

Sales & Marketing Student Demographics at Purdue
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sales and marketing majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Purdue General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sales and marketing at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in sales and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 105 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Purdue also has a doctoral program available in sales and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within General Sales & Marketing
If you plan to be a sales and marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Professional Sales | 134 |
Related Majors
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Hospitality Management
- Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
- Finance & Financial Management
Careers That Sales & Marketing Grads May Go Into
A degree in sales and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in IN | Average Salary in IN |
---|---|---|
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives | 29,910 | $71,610 |
Retail Sales Supervisors | 25,130 | $40,280 |
Sales Representatives | 15,050 | $66,610 |
Wholesale Scientific Products Sales Representatives | 7,540 | $101,460 |
Parts Salespersons | 5,990 | $32,820 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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