M.S. in Professional Sales Leadership
34
Credit Hours
14
Month Completion
Class Type
Next Start Date
Feb 17, 2025
Placement Tests
GMAT/GRE not required for admission

Build next-level leadership and decision-making skills with a master’s in sales

Regardless of the economy, good salespeople are always in demand because of their ability to create relationships and generate value for their organizations. Created for experienced sales professionals, Franklin’s M.S. in Professional Sales Leadership is a 14-month, 100% online program that employs role-playing and simulations to help you build your business acumen and use technology to inform decision-making. Designed in collaboration with nationally recognized sales experts, the program unites psychology, business analytics and emotional intelligence to inform sales leadership and strategy.

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Contemporary Curriculum

Build knowledge in psychology, business analytics and communication.

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M.S. in Professional Sales Leadership Program Overview

Develop a sales mindset and build communication skills

Success, in any profession, starts with effectively selling yourself and your ideas. The first step is to develop a sales mindset by overcoming obstacles - including your fears. Through simulations and presentations, you’ll apply psychological techniques and communication theories to hone your communication, persuasion and negotiation skills.

Improve results with research skills, data analysis and CRM tools 

Build in-demand skills in research and data analysis that will inform your decision-making and guide strategic planning. Hands-on assignments will provide the opportunity for you to use Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools to develop best practices to acquire and retain customers. You’ll use statistical software to analyze data and interpret results. You’ll also learn how social media can help you to communicate effectively with customers. 

Design sales processes to cultivate relationships, solve problems and sell effectively

Put theory into practice through simulations that will help you to learn and apply advanced sales strategies in challenging sales scenarios. You’ll learn to create sales forecasts and budgets, and design and manage sales and distribution channels. You’ll also acquire the leadership and management skills necessary to direct the activities of a sales team, including analyzing performances and professional development coaching. 

Understand and influence behavior by leveraging neuroscience and psychology research 

Get the sale, win a negotiation or improve team performance with a foundational understanding of psychology. From mind mapping and the application of positive psychology to work settings, to organizational culture and emotional intelligence, you’ll build a toolkit that can help you better understand behavior and build more productive relationships. 

Demonstrate your learning with a capstone or an internship

Your master’s program culminates with your choice of an internship or a capstone. Choose the internship and get credit for supervised professional training and experience in an actual work environment. Opt for the capstone and you’ll conduct an independent research project on a topic that interests you and deliver both a formal report and a presentation including actionable solutions supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis. Either path provides an opportunity for you to integrate projects from your workplace with your coursework.

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Spring 2026
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Fall 2026
September
28
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M.S. in Professional Sales Leadership Courses & Curriculum

34 Semester Hours
Major Area Required
SALE 710 - Professional Sales (4)

Selling is a critical career skill no matter what your field or role. In this course, students will learn to sell not only products and services, but themselves and their ideas. They?ll develop a sales mindset that enables them to identify and overcome their fears and other obstacles to sales success. They?ll learn effective modern sales processes and apply them in simulations and presentations. Applicable to any major or career, this course helps students hone their professional communication and negotiation skills.

SALE 720 - Professional Sales Strategy and Technology (4)

Conduct research and data analysis to develop business insights, create strategic plans, and inform decisions. Use Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technologies and best practices to acquire and retain customers. Communicate effectively with other business units with other business leaders in the student's organization to develop strategy and tactics and drive sales results.

SALE 730 - Professional Sales Leadership and Management (4)

Students will learn and apply advanced sales strategies. Topics include negotiation, team-based selling, sales psychology, sales technology, and customer data analysis. Students will put theory into practice through simulations and presentations.

PUAD 715 - Methodological Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis (4)

Students learn to apply fundamental methodological concepts and analytical tools necessary for contributing to administrative and policy discussions, critically assessing quantitative and qualitative research, and making informed administrative and policy decisions. The goal is to have students become confident applying statistical concepts and tools for critical analysis and professional decision-making. Students also apply concepts and tools necessary to evaluate and use appropriate evidence to make effective administrative and policy arguments. Finally, students develop skills for effectively communicating analysis methods and conclusions with colleagues, elected officials, the media, and the public.

MATH 601 - Introduction to Analytics (4)

This course provides an introductory overview of methods, concepts, and current practices in the growing field of statistics and data analytics. Topics to be covered include data collection, data analysis and visualization as well as probability, statistical inference and regression methods for informed decision-making. Students will explore these topics with current statistical software. Some emphasis will also be given to ethical principles of data analytics.

MGMT 711 - Business Environment (4)

This course systematically explores the external environment in which businesses operate - legal and regulatory, macroeconomic, cultural, political, technological, and natural. Additionally, the course will examine the critical opportunities and threats that arise from an analysis of external business conditions. Students will apply scenario planning to a selected industry and synthesize trends in the external environment in the presence of risk and uncertainty.

SALE 795 - Professional Sales Capstone (2)

This Capstone provides students and opportunity to conduct independent research projects, or examinations of specific areas of interest, under the guidance of an instructor. It permits students to conduct the types of research and/or information-gathering projects that are a significant part of the organizational life of business managers and leaders. Students submit and discuss topic proposals for relevant business challenges/opportunities with a Lead Faculty/Program Chair. Upon completion, students deliver both a formal report and accompanying presentation including actionable solutions supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis.

AND

PSYC 601 - Introduction to Business Psychology (4)

A brief history and overview of the fields of business and psychology as well as a discussion of the issues and opportunities related to their integration. Topics include brain organization and dominance, neuroethics, neurolinguistic programming, multiminds, mindmapping and the application of positive psychology to work settings. Includes the application of recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and neuroscience to resolve contemporary issues in the workplace.

OR PSYC 602 - Individual & Organizational Intelligence (4)

This course focuses on the application of systems theory, social psychology concepts, organizational lifecycles, and biological principles to the understanding of business operations. Includes a review of basic business principles, multiple intelligences, organizational intelligence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, biomimicry and organizational DNA.

OR PSYC 603 - Managerial Psychology (4)

This course will explore the psychological influences on the development and behavior of managers and organizational leaders. Topics include: follower influences, nature vs. nurture in the development of leaders, relationship of personality to leadership style, behavioral decision- making biases, tactical, operational, and strategic decision-making , group think, and scenario planning.

AND

At least 4 credits from the following courses:

FINA 737 - Corporate Finance (4)

Financial decisions made at the higher levels of a business organization can have far-reaching effects. Intended to achieve firm operating goals and create shareholder value, they must be made judiciously, with a thorough understanding of all the factors involved. In this course, you will learn to apply the analytical techniques required for developing effective and workable financial solutions at the executive level. You will gain an overall understanding of the workings of the U.S. financial system. In addition, you will study the concepts of financial risk, return, and the valuation of bonds, common and preferred stock, cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, and the evaluation of investment opportunities.

OSCM 731 - Operations Management (4)

In today's business environment, the success of organizations depends on the effective and efficient management of operations. Methods to select, plan, and improve organizational processes will be examined. The application of optimal capacity decisions in supply chains, development production, and inventory plans and schedules will be performed. The student will learn quality management and improvement process to increase the efficiency of a process.

PSYC 601 - Introduction to Business Psychology (4)

A brief history and overview of the fields of business and psychology as well as a discussion of the issues and opportunities related to their integration. Topics include brain organization and dominance, neuroethics, neurolinguistic programming, multiminds, mindmapping and the application of positive psychology to work settings. Includes the application of recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and neuroscience to resolve contemporary issues in the workplace.

PSYC 602 - Individual & Organizational Intelligence (4)

This course focuses on the application of systems theory, social psychology concepts, organizational lifecycles, and biological principles to the understanding of business operations. Includes a review of basic business principles, multiple intelligences, organizational intelligence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, biomimicry and organizational DNA.

PSYC 603 - Managerial Psychology (4)

This course will explore the psychological influences on the development and behavior of managers and organizational leaders. Topics include: follower influences, nature vs. nurture in the development of leaders, relationship of personality to leadership style, behavioral decision- making biases, tactical, operational, and strategic decision-making , group think, and scenario planning.

BUSA 603 - Marketing Management & Analytics (4)

This course covers the application of analytics tools, techniques, strategies and methods to marketing management. Students learn to analyze market data, enabling management decisions to be based on data-driven facts and customer insights. Using marketing analytics tools to model scenarios, students learn how organizations can measure returns on investment relative to their marketing efforts, drive performance and strengthen the effectiveness of its campaigns.

SALE 790 - Professional Sales Internship (2)

This course provides qualified students with an opportunity to receive academic credit for supervised professional training and experience in an actual work environment. This internship is an ongoing seminar between the student, the faculty member and the employment supervisor. It involves an internship. Application and Learning Agreement, periodic meetings with the faculty representative, professional experience at a level equivalent to other senior-level courses and submission of material as established in the Internship Application and Learning Agreement.

Additional Requirements

SALE 790 - Internship - Students may take this course if they like. It is an elective course.

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Employment Outlook

9%

From 2023-2033, jobs in Business & Leadership are expected to increase by 9%

Occupation Median Salary (2023) Job Postings (2023) Projected Growth (2023-2033)
Occupation
Sales Managers $135,158 357,878 9%
Sales Managers
Median Salary: $135,158
Job Postings: 357,878
Projected Growth: 9%
Occupation
Job Titles
Skills
Industry
Description

Sales Managers plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

Projected Growth
Job TitleJob Postings% of Job Postings
Sales Managers73,48421%
Business Development Managers56,63816%
Regional Sales Managers28,0858%
Territory Sales Managers30,9669%
Directors of Business Development26,0957%
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SkillJob Postings% of Total Postings
Marketing129,46639%
Selling Techniques106,57332%
Sales Management105,71732%
Business Development89,12727%
Sales Prospecting77,60724%
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Industry% of Occupation in Industry
Computer Systems Design and Related Services6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises6%
Automobile Dealers5%
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers3%
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities3%
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services3%
Other73%
Advertising and Promotions Managers $131,872 8,779 11%
Advertising and Promotions Managers
Median Salary: $131,872
Job Postings: 8,779
Projected Growth: 11%
Occupation
Job Titles
Skills
Industry
Description

Advertising and Promotions Managers plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

Projected Growth
Job TitleJob Postings% of Job Postings
League Managers97911%
Advertising Account Managers1,74520%
Advertising Managers5006%
Advertising and Marketing Managers6748%
Advertising Sales Managers6157%
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SkillJob Postings% of Total Postings
Marketing3,62147%
Project Management1,25616%
Digital Advertising96212%
Digital Marketing7279%
Data Analysis6358%
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Industry% of Occupation in Industry
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services42%
Management of Companies and Enterprises11%
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services5%
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers4%
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers3%
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services3%
Other32%

Source: Employment Outlook data is provided by Lightcast. Franklin University cannot guarantee employment placement, salary level, or career advancement.

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