2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
There are about 10,706 students enrolled in Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations in the USA.
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popularity
Average
Compared to national avg.
Diplomas received last year
3,329
Vs. National Avg.
-79%
popularity Rank
#188
cost
Very Affordable
Compared to national avg.
Median degree cost
$13K
Vs. National Avg.
-47%
cost Rank
#386
salary
Low Paying
Compared to national avg.
Average Salary Two Years Out of School
$35K
Vs. National Avg.
-11%
salary Rank
#361
professors
Below Average
Compared to national avg.
Professor Rating
C+
Vs. National Avg.
2%
professors Rank
#217
students
Not Very Diverse
Compared to national avg.
Diversity Rating
C+
Vs. National Avg.
-2%
students Rank
#306
SUMMARY
A degree in Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations is not only a valuable choice, but often an obligatory first step for undergrads hoping to enter a career as a sales consultant, a business analyst, or a designer and sales associate. Interestingly, sales, distribution, and marketing operations is a unique major ranking as the 162nd most popular degree. Last year, there were 1,677 sales, distribution, and marketing operations graduates. In-state tuition for sales, distribution, and marketing operations at private schools is, on average, 3.3 times more expensive than their public fellows.
With only 34 colleges offering sales, distribution, and marketing operations you could have limited options as to the institutions which will have a degree program for you. If you're looking to surround yourself with other sales, distribution, and marketing operations undergrads, consider looking at colleges in Texas which have the most undergraduates admitted to sales, distribution, and marketing operations annually. Zooming out, the best region to pursue sales, distribution, and marketing operations is in the Mid East region with CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, Manhattan College, and West Chester University of Pennsylvania best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick of the top conference to major in sales, distribution, and marketing operations is the City University of New York Athletic Conference with CUNY Bernard M Baruch College representing the conference. On that topic, our choice for the best university for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is Bentley University. You may also want to check out our list of best colleges.
The objectively best school might not actually be the best school for you. There might be tons more factors to weigh when deciding on college. Features like campus amenities, transportation services, and food might definitely change your inclinations of where to go to school. Here at authority.org, we've weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which sales, distribution, and marketing operations school has the top campus, the winner is Bentley University. If, for example, you are primarily interested in which school is home to the top campus, we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, student reviews, professor reviews, and more so we can compare each major in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our well researched list for the universities with the best student life here and, from that list, our pick for the college with the best student life for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is Texas A & M University-College Station. Are you curious why? Continue reading to find out more about Authority's top recommendations. Many of our decisions might shock you.
If price is a significant influence in your decisions, you might consider avoiding Bentley University. Bentley University is our most expensive university for sales, distribution, and marketing operations, at least regarding out of state enrollment. We have a page for the most expensive schools that might put the expense of Bentley University into perspective. Additionally, you may care to know that sales, distribution, and marketing operations is the 335th most expensive program in the US, with an average bill of $20,700. On a broader scale, the most expensive state for sales, distribution, and marketing operations in the nation is Massachusetts demonstrated by a tuition of $50,060 at Bentley University. Even more broadly, the most costly region for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is the New England region which is best demonstrated with Quinnipiac University with a cost of $46,790, and Bentley University with a cost of $50,060.
Our cheapest region for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is the Rocky Mountains region which is represented by Western Governors University with a cost of $6,380. On the bright side, the most affordable college for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is Western Governors University. Authority's comprehensive list of the most affordable universities can be explored here.
In-state attendees can expect to pay around $10,400 for a degree in sales, distribution, and marketing operations. That cost inflates dramatically to an average of $22,600 for the out-of-state public-school undergrad. On that note, our choice for the school representing the best value for sales, distribution, and marketing operations: Bentley University. Through this link you can find our comprehensive list for the universities we believe to be the best value in general. Do know, this section is predicated on out-of-state tuition costs. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition costs are considered, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.
Earnings for sales, distribution, and marketing operations majors can vary, but within two-years of graduation students will often make around $82,300. While there can be a lot of variation in pay; highest paid earners can bring in up to $146,800. Even straight out of college, the lowest earning jobs within the sales, distribution, and marketing operations field make $46,000, which is an alright wage. The top earning grads for sales, distribution, and marketing operations attended Bentley University and if you want to find the universities with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.
The all-around diversity of sales, distribution, and marketing operations is subpar, coming in the 32nd percentile of all majors. The school with the highest composite diversity for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is Missouri Valley College and here you can find our general list for the colleges which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations ranks only within the 57th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even less in the 31st percentile. White students compose the largest proportion, 69%, of those studying sales, distribution, and marketing operations. Additionally, 64% of scholars pursuing a sales, distribution, and marketing operations degree are men.
The median rating for sales, distribution, and marketing operations professors is 4.5 stars, a rating which is 13% greater than the median score for all majors; which is a pretty good ranking. If you are searching for the most popular sales, distribution, and marketing operations professor in the country, look no further than Alex Lawrence from Weber State University. It may be a shock, but the highest rated professors of sales, distribution, and marketing operations from student rankings are at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. As we incorporate data other than just rankings it becomes clear that the college with the overall best professors for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is Bentley University. You will find more detail on our evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as some of the finest professors in the country.
Finally, the hardest school to get into for sales, distribution, and marketing operations is CUNY Bernard M Baruch College. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we have a general list for the hardest colleges to get into. But, we do hope you understand that considering the education process with a lens only shaped by superlatives might cause issues. We encourage you to explore our other pages on different universities and read a few of our insightful background pages on useful things to consider as your school search develops.
Top 25 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
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#1 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Clemson University
Clemson, SC | www.clemson.edu/
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#2 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN | https://www.purdue.edu/
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#3 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL | https://www.uab.edu/
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#4 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH | www.uc.edu/
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#5 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Baylor University
Waco, TX | www.baylor.edu/
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#6 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX | https://www.hbu.edu/
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#7 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO | https://missouri.edu/
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#8 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Bentley University
Waltham, MA | www.bentley.edu/
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#9 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI | https://www.fvtc.edu/
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#10 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI | www.morainepark.edu/
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#11 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Washington State University
Pullman, WA | wsu.edu/
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#12 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA | www.hancockcollege.edu/
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#13 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS | www.k-state.edu/
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#14 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI | www.gotoltc.edu/
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#15 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA | www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/
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#16 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI | www.ntc.edu/
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#17 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Western Technical College
El Paso, TX | www.westerntech.edu/
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#18 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Utah State University
Logan, UT | www.usu.edu/
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#19 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN | https://www.stkate.edu/
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#20 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY | www.fitnyc.edu/
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#21 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN | www.alextech.edu/
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#22 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA | www.santarosa.edu/
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#23 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Stetson University
DeLand, FL | www.stetson.edu/
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#24 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND | https://www.ndsu.edu/
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#25 2024 Best Colleges for Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA | www.smc.edu/