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Best Professional Sales Schools Near Burlington, VT (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Burlington, Vermont has 1 accredited school offering professional sales programs. Burlington has a population of about 44,649. Median household income is $68,854 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 60.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area, the top-earning professional sales-related role is Sales Managers at a median $131,840 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Professional Sales Schools to Burlington
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer professional sales programs near Burlington, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Burlington city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Burlington is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (BLS area code 15540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Vermont statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
$87,670
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$86,888
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
$75,400
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$74,727
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
$79,680
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$78,969
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
$82,470
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$81,734
Sales Managers
$131,840
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$130,664
Advertising Sales Agents
$59,440
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$58,910
Insurance Sales Agents
$71,990
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$71,348
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$88,280
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
$87,493
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.
Burlington at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
44,649
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$68,854
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
60.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
100.9 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Burlington-Area Cities With Professional Sales Programs
How many accredited professional sales schools are near Burlington, VT?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering professional sales programs near Burlington. The closest is Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH (91.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Plymouth State University (91.5 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying professional sales roles near Burlington?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying professional sales-related roles near Burlington are: Sales Managers ($131,840), Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ($88,280), Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($87,670). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Vermont statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Plattsburgh instead of Burlington?
Plattsburgh, NY is 18.1 miles from Burlington 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 Burlington an affordable place to study professional sales?
Burlington’s median household income of $68,854 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Burlington while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Vermont 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.