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General Sales & Marketing at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you are interested in studying General Sales & Marketing, take a look at what Purdue University-Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue University-Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 93 general sales & marketing degrees were awarded at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Studying Online at Purdue University-Main Campus

Online coursework is an option at Purdue University-Main Campus. Of 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

General Sales & Marketing Rankings at Purdue University-Main Campus

Rankings can help you compare Purdue University-Main Campus’s General Sales & Marketing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#1 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#2 of 28
Best Value	Indiana	#2 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#5 of 100
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#18 of 28
Best Value	Nationwide	#54 of 100

Earnings for General Sales & Marketing Graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus

Those who finish Purdue University-Main Campus’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	$56,811
2 years	$51,750
3 years	$61,688
4 years	$79,965
5 years	$92,129

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, General Sales & Marketing graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus take home a median $79,965, compared with $79,539 for all Purdue University-Main Campus graduates — about 1% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for General Sales & Marketing graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus stands at $19,402.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Sales & Marketing graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Sales & Marketing graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 31% women (29) and 69% men (64).

General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Of the 93 bachelor’s general sales & marketing graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 31% were women (29) and 69% were men (64).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Sales & Marketing bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	69
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	5
Asian	5
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of General Sales & Marketing bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, below 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 Purdue University-Main Campus

The General Sales & Marketing program at Purdue University-Main Campus includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Professional Sales	93

Best-Paid Careers for General Sales & Marketing Graduates

Graduates of the General Sales & Marketing program at Purdue University-Main Campus work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for General Sales & Marketing majors, 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.