2025 Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #154 most popular associate degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general sales, distribution, and marketing operations students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 112 associate degrees in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general sales, distribution, and marketing operations for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general sales, distribution, and marketing operations students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general sales, distribution, and marketing operations students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general sales, distribution, and marketing operations related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general sales, distribution, and marketing operations students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Des Moines Area Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations. DMACC is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Ankeny.More information about a associate in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Minnesota State Community and Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations. Located in the rural area of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations from Minnesota State Community and Technical College

3

Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Ridgewater College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations from Ridgewater College

4

Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Hawkeye Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations. Located in the rural area of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations from Hawkeye Community College

Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best general sales, distribution, and marketing operations colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	82
Iowa	200	22
North Dakota	144	0

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General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Related Rankings by Major

General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations is one of 4 different types of General Sales & Marketing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Retailing and Retail Operations	6
Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations	2
Professional Sales	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis. More about our data sources and methodologies.