Bachelor’s Degrees in General Sales & Marketing
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Education Levels of Sales & Marketing Majors
During the 2019-2020 academic year, 2,508 students earned their bachelor's degree in sales and marketing. This earns it the #19 spot on the list of the most popular bachelor's degree programs in the nation.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in sales and marketing at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Bachelor’s Degree | 2,508 |
Basic Certificate | 1,349 |
Associate Degree | 733 |
Master’s Degree | 570 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 266 |
Graduate Certificate | 46 |
Doctor’s Degree | 1 |
Earnings of Sales & Marketing Majors With Bachelor’s Degrees
The median salary for graduates holding a bachelor's degree in sales and marketing is $40,450. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $32,900 and the high is $48,725.

Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding a bachelor's degree in sales and marketing is $25,500. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $29,467 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $21,500.

The median monthly payment of a sales and marketing graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $265.
Student Diversity
More men than women pursue bachelor's degrees in sales and marketing. About 51.2% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 1,284 |
Women | 1,224 |

The racial-ethnic distribution of sales and marketing bachelor’s degree students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 270 |
Black or African American | 181 |
Hispanic or Latino | 335 |
White | 1,476 |
International Students | 106 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 140 |

Most Popular Sales & Marketing Programs for Bachelor’s Degrees
There are 62 colleges that offer a bachelor’s degree in sales and marketing. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:
Sales & Marketing Focus Areas
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Sales & Marketing Operations | 1,585 |
Retailing & Retail Operations | 431 |
Professional Sales | 394 |
Other General Operations | 98 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to sales and marketing that offer bachelor’s degrees.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Business Administration & Management | 169,868 |
Accounting | 52,477 |
Finance & Financial Management | 48,043 |
Marketing | 45,007 |
Business & Commerce | 24,866 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Image Credit: By Nick Nijhuis under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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