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Best Professional Sales Schools Near Pittsfield, MA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Pittsfield, Massachusetts is home to about 43,559 residents. Median household income is $68,386 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 34.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Pittsfield, MA metro area, the top-earning professional sales-related role is Sales Managers at a median $144,320 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Professional Sales Schools to Pittsfield
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer professional sales programs near Pittsfield, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield.
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.
Pittsfield is part of the Pittsfield, MA metro area (BLS area code 38340). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Massachusetts statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
$124,270
Pittsfield, MA
$130,673
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
$74,510
Pittsfield, MA
$78,349
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
$79,530
Pittsfield, MA
$83,628
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
$93,070
Pittsfield, MA
$97,865
Sales Managers
$144,320
Pittsfield, MA
$151,756
Advertising Sales Agents
$80,500
MA statewide
$84,648
Insurance Sales Agents
$73,420
Pittsfield, MA
$77,203
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$81,760
Pittsfield, MA
$85,973
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.
Pittsfield at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
43,559
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$68,386
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
34.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
95.1 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Pittsfield-Area Cities With Professional Sales Programs
What are the highest-paying professional sales roles near Pittsfield?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying professional sales-related roles near Pittsfield are: Sales Managers ($144,320), Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($124,270), First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ($93,070). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Massachusetts statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Troy instead of Pittsfield?
Troy, NY is 28.8 miles from Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield an affordable place to study professional sales?
Pittsfield’s median household income of $68,386 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Pittsfield while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Massachusetts 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.
