Best Schools for General Sales in 2026

26 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering General Sales, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average General Sales graduate earns $54,790/yr across 26 schools.

Programs Ranked
26
Avg Earnings
$54,790/yr
Avg DW Score
67/100
AI Risk
High
47% task exposure

All General Sales Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

# School DW Score Earnings ROI
1 Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit
86
84–87
$93,151/yr 29.3x
2 Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA · Public
85
82–85
$72,092/yr 47.2x
3 Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE · Private nonprofit
83
80–84
$75,543/yr 24.4x
4 Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public
81
77–82
$62,580/yr 22.1x
5 Weber State University
Ogden, UT · Public
80
76–81
$57,451/yr 30.9x
6 Baylor University
Waco, TX · Private nonprofit
75
73–76
$84,271/yr 6.0x
7 University of Houston
Houston, TX · Public
75
71–75
$50,957/yr 18.2x
8 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
75
71–76
$57,760/yr 15.5x
9 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI · Public
74
70–75
$54,213/yr 18.8x
10 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
72
69–72
$41,897/yr 23.6x
11 University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH · Public
72
68–73
$49,605/yr 13.8x
12 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · Public
70
66–70
$51,066/yr 10.6x
13 American Public University System
Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit
70
66–70
$65,639/yr 18.5x
14 University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK · Public
68
64–68
$59,698/yr 16.5x
15 Ball State University
Muncie, IN · Public
67
64–68
$65,184/yr 14.1x
16 University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI · Public
67
63–67
$46,501/yr 13.5x
17 East Carolina University
Greenville, NC · Public
66
62–67
$52,684/yr 16.9x
18 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX · Public
65
62–66
$66,372/yr 11.7x
19 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · Public
62
58–63
$58,773/yr 9.4x
20 University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · Public
61
58–62
$45,052/yr 10.0x
21 Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL · Private nonprofit
59
55–60
$46,303/yr 5.6x
22 Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit
54
51–55
$45,947/yr 2.2x
23 University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · Private nonprofit
51
48–52
$42,956/yr 2.4x
24 Wade College
Dallas, TX · Private for-profit
41
40–42
$35,406/yr 4.0x
25 Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO · Public
40
40–40
$26,760/yr 6.2x
26 Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA · Public
35
34–36
$16,682/yr 3.9x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for General Sales?
Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Western Governors University ranks #1 for General Sales with a score of 86/100 and graduate earnings of $93,151/yr.
How much do General Sales graduates earn?
Across 26 schools, General Sales graduates earn an average of $54,790/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $93,151/yr.
Is General Sales a good major for AI resistance?
General Sales has an average AI task exposure of 47%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.