Related: Sales MBA Programs Offer Path to Career Advancement
MBA programs in sales are cropping up across the country, responding to a talent shortage in the industry. Unlike training courses, they aim to teach sales as a theory as well as a technique, and posit that the field is becoming sophisticated and complicated enough to require formal post-graduate degrees.
We break down four of the major sales MBAs by the numbers.
University of Toledo, College of Business and Education
Tuition -- Ohio Resident: 6,048 per semester
Tuition -- Non-resident: $10,992 per semester
Degree Earned: MBA in Professional Sales
Number of students graduating per year: 20
University of Houston, Bauer College of Business
Tuition -- Texas Resident (full-time): $31,500
Tuition -- Non-resident (full-time): $47,000
International: $50,000
Degree Earned: MBA with a Program for Excellence certificate in Sales Leadership
Number of students graduating per year: 50
DePaul University, Charles H. Kellstadt School of Business
Tuition: approx. $15,480
Degree Earned: MBA with a concentration in Sales Leadership
Number of students graduating per year: 25
Nova Southeastern University, H. Wayne Huizenga Sales Institute
Tuition: $26,660
Degree Earned: MBA in Sales or MBA in Sales Management
Number of students graduating per year: 50 (expected)
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Related: Sales MBA Programs Offer Path to Career Advancement