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Professional Sales

Our Professional Sales major turns self-motivated, competitive students into sought-after sales pros. If you won’t take “no” for an answer, here’s our pitch: At Bentley, Professional Sales is not just an elective. It’s a full, four-year program dedicated to advancing your skills, and it’s one of the only sales-focused programs you’ll find. Our Professional Sales degree will teach you how to effectively sell, negotiate and collaborate. And, you’ll learn how sales interacts with other key business functions, like revenue generation, forecasting and management.

The sales expertise you gain at Bentley is transferable across industries, markets and profit sectors. You’ll be ready to win business—or advance social causes—as soon as you graduate.

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$73K

Median Starting Salary

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY CAREEREDGE

98%

Job Placement Rate

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY CAREEREDGE

90%

of students complete at least one internship

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Your path to success starts here

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Sales Strategy and Technology (PRS373)

This course focuses on the intersection of sales, operations and technology in driving the growth of organizations of all sizes. The use of technology to speed collaboration between sales, marketing and operations functions is examined. Students will develop insight and knowledge about the strategic role of systems and technology for sales force automation, customer relationship management and customer acquisition. Students will learn strategic sales methods and revenue generation for a variety of business models, along with the variety of software and technology that supports sales strategy.

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Success Beyond the Pitch

When Bentley students sign up for a sales course with Senior Lecturer in Marketing James “Pouli” Pouliopoulos MBA ’94, some may be expecting to learn industry-specific skills such as how to perfect the art of closing a deal. But it’s the unexpected lessons — including learning behaviors to raise levels of personal and professional well-being — that reflect why Pouli is a favorite among students.

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(left to right) Maria Campbell ’25, Jason Murphy ’25, Senior Lecturer in Marketing James “Pouli” Pouliopoulos and Megan Casey ’24.

Connect with Bentley Professional Sales Faculty

Chris Morabito
This major helps me develop new, innovative ways of generating revenue, while teaching skills to make me an effective salesperson. Whether it’s yourself or a product, almost every aspect of life involves selling.
Chris Morabito

See where a degree in Professional Sales from Bentley can take you

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