BestOnlineCollege.org is an advertising-supported website. Many of the school and program listings that appear on this site are from partners who compensate us, and this compensation may affect how, where, and in what order listings appear (such as featured placements). This compensation does not influence our editorial content, evaluations, or rankings, which are determined independently using publicly available data. We do not review or feature every school or program available in the marketplace. Our goal is to provide accurate, unbiased information so you can make informed decisions. Read our full Advertiser Disclosure.
Best Professional Sales Schools Near Hopkinsville, KY (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Hopkinsville, Kentucky is home to about 31,011 residents. Median household income is $47,428 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 22.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, the top-earning professional sales-related role is Sales Managers at a median $126,820 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Professional Sales Schools to Hopkinsville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer professional sales programs near Hopkinsville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Hopkinsville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Hopkinsville.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Hopkinsville is part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area (BLS area code 17300). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
$80,120
Clarksville, TN-KY
$88,141
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
$59,200
Clarksville, TN-KY
$65,127
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
$48,160
Clarksville, TN-KY
$52,981
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
$71,490
Clarksville, TN-KY
$78,647
Sales Managers
$126,820
Clarksville, TN-KY
$139,516
Advertising Sales Agents
$51,580
KY statewide
$56,744
Insurance Sales Agents
$49,550
Clarksville, TN-KY
$54,510
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$48,230
Clarksville, TN-KY
$53,058
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Hopkinsville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
31,011
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$47,428
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
22.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
90.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Hopkinsville-Area Cities With Professional Sales Programs
What are the highest-paying professional sales roles near Hopkinsville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying professional sales-related roles near Hopkinsville are: Sales Managers ($126,820), Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($80,120), First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ($71,490). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Clarksville instead of Hopkinsville?
Clarksville, TN is 20.1 miles from Hopkinsville and has its own set of local professional sales programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Hopkinsville an affordable place to study professional sales?
Hopkinsville’s median household income of $47,428 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Hopkinsville while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kentucky public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
