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2023 Best Specialized Sales Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$26,585 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing School for You

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing is the #25 most popular major in Illinois with 38 degrees and certificates awarded in <nil>.

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Specialized Sales Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Specialized Sales

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Dominican University to be the best school for specialized sales, merchandising & marketing students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Specialized Marketing majors at Dominican U take out an average of $26,585 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing at Dominican University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Specialized Sales Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great place for specialized sales, merchandising & marketing students. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 179
Ohio 306
Indiana 31
Wisconsin 28

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Specialized Marketing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Fashion Merchandising 3,106
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations 700
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations 250
Special Products Marketing Operations 205
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 143
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 97
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations 57
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations 45
Tourism Promotion Operations 40
Auctioneering 25

Majors Similar to Specialized Marketing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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