Professional Selling Degree
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Explore the courses you'll need to complete your professional selling degree.
Hands-on Learning
When it comes to learning by doing, you’ll have ample opportunity. From study abroad to internships to the Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, students have a variety of creative outlets to get professional experience for resumes and portfolio quality samples to launch their careers.
Sales and Marketing Professional Outcomes & Careers
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$130k
Sales Manager
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a sales manager is $130,600.
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$85k
Sales Representative
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a sales representative is $86,920.
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$60k
Sales Supervisors
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a supervisor of sales workers is $60,140.
The professional selling major curriculum includes core business courses as well as courses to enhance communication and professionalism. You’ll complete a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete this degree, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours.
What will it cost?
Get Funding for Your Education
Missouri’s opened the door to a more educated workforce. We want to help you walk through it. If you’re an adult learner and a Missouri resident returning to college, learn about the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant. It’s a statewide financial aid program that can be used to pursue a certificate, degree or industry-recognized credential in a high need area in Missouri. This major is eligible for the Fast Track grant.
What Can You Do with a Professional Selling Degree?
Professional selling in marketing graduates are prepared to work in a wide array of sales positions of both goods and services. The degree prepares students for a high-demand field where there are more jobs available than sales and marketing professionals to fill them. Sales positions often offer flexible schedules and the opportunity to increase salary based on performance. Our students intern and are employed by companies in a variety of industries including:
- Spectrum
- Edward Jones
- IBM
- Northwestern Mutual Financial
- Qualtrics
- State Farm
Southeast’s business programs are among the top 6% in the world.
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Getting the Job
Your education is just one piece to launching an extraordinary career. Once you’ve mastered the material, you still have to find the job you want, make the right connections, sell your knowledge and experience—and if all this is giving you anxiety, don’t panic. SEMO’s Career Services office is here to help you with the next step. They’ll provide the expertise and support you need, so you’re landing your dream job in no time.
Accelerated Master’s Degree
Southeast offers an accelerated master’s degree for current students. You can get both undergraduate and graduate credit for some 500 level courses, meaning you can graduate with an MBA sooner.
Become a Redhawk.
Do more than dream about the future. Take the first steps to make it all happen.
“ This was the perfect internship for me. It combined my love of sports with my major of marketing and sales. I also felt that Rawlings, being such a world-known brand, would be a great stepping stone for future employment and my future career. ”
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