Best Professional Sales Schools Near Longview, TX (2026)

Updated September 7, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Longview, Texas is home to about 82,765 residents. Median household income is $62,488 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 22.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Longview, TX metro area, the top-earning professional sales-related role is Sales Managers at a median $124,850 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Professional Sales Schools to Longview

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer professional sales programs near Longview, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Longview city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas professional sales page.

Professional Sales Wages Near Longview

Longview is part of the Longview, TX metro area (BLS area code 30980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$81,350	Longview, TX	$90,894
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,400	Longview, TX	$68,603
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,080	Longview, TX	$69,363
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$73,290	Longview, TX	$81,888
Sales Managers	$124,850	Longview, TX	$139,497
Advertising Sales Agents	$43,500	Longview, TX	$48,603
Insurance Sales Agents	$44,490	Longview, TX	$49,709
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$63,490	Longview, TX	$70,939

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.

Longview at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	82,765	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$62,488	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	22.8%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	89.5 (below U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Longview-Area Cities With Professional Sales Programs

Marshall, TX – 24.0 mi away (22,014 pop)
Tyler, TX – 34.6 mi away (140,857 pop)
Shreveport, LA – 56.4 mi away (291,749 pop)
Nacogdoches, TX – 62.9 mi away (35,525 pop)
Bossier City, LA – 63.8 mi away (68,485 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-paying professional sales roles near Longview?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying professional sales-related roles near Longview are: Sales Managers ($124,850), Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($81,350), First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ($73,290). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Marshall instead of Longview?

Marshall, TX is 24.0 miles from Longview 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 Longview an affordable place to study professional sales?

Longview’s median household income of $62,488 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Longview while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas 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.

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Other Programs Available in Longview

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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 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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