General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
5,242 students earn a general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations credential each year across 246 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $54,213
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $73,814
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Bachelor's programs — 68 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York580$41,8971 year out$73,389$9,8502Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas311$66,3721 year out—$22,0003University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin232$57,7601 year out$73,814$21,6304West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania229—1 year out$70,016—5University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina147$45,0521 year out$55,908$24,9796Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah118$57,4511 year out$81,451$18,5007University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota105$51,0661 year out$76,798$20,5008Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana94$62,5801 year out$92,129$19,4029University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota50—1 year out——10Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio36$58,7731 year out—$27,00011Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas35$84,2711 year out$154,528$20,50012University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio31$49,6051 year out$75,758$27,50013Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania31—1 year out——14Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia30$72,0921 year out$111,624$20,75015Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas29—1 year out——16High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina28—1 year out——17Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana25$65,1841 year out—$26,00018Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York20$45,9471 year out$73,239$24,58719University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma20$59,6981 year out—$24,71120Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia19$16,6821 year out—$26,00021University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa19—1 year out——22University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming19—1 year out——23Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——24Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida16—1 year out——25Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts16—1 year out——26Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas16—1 year out——27Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa15—1 year out——28University of HoustonHouston, Texas15$50,9571 year out$74,478$24,25029University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin13$46,5011 year out$58,911$26,00030Barry UniversityMiami, Florida12—1 year out——31Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia12—1 year out——32St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, New York10—1 year out——33American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia9$65,6391 year out—$45,42934Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri8—1 year out——35Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, Virginia7—1 year out—$35,00036Newman UniversityWichita, Kansas6—1 year out——37Avila UniversityKansas City, Missouri6—1 year out——38Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri6$26,7601 year out—$31,00039Wade CollegeDallas, Texas6$35,4061 year out$35,091$47,24840Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama5$46,3031 year out$62,280$27,00041Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, Missouri5—1 year out$36,580—42Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York5—1 year out$58,332—43Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio5—1 year out——44Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois4—1 year out——45Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri4—1 year out——46William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey4—1 year out$88,706—47Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio4—1 year out——48Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado3—1 year out——49Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, Indiana3—1 year out——50St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota3—1 year out——51Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado2—1 year out——52Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, Georgia1—1 year out——53Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa1—1 year out——54University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland1—1 year out——55Adrian CollegeAdrian, Michigan1—1 year out——56Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi1—1 year out——57Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton, Missouri1—1 year out——58Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska1$75,5431 year out$90,361$24,81059Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, Ohio1—1 year out——60University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——61Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee1—1 year out——62University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin1—1 year out——63Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah1$93,1511 year out$100,631$24,27264University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut—$42,9561 year out$65,539$27,00065Fordham UniversityBronx, New York——1 year out$96,059—66SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York——1 year out$48,318$19,12567East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina—$52,6841 year out—$18,75068University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin—$54,2131 year out$65,031$23,500
Associate programs — top 100 of 109 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah63$60,2151 year out—$17,0312Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina46$27,5241 year out$31,317$13,9533Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, Minnesota34$39,5631 year out$45,122$17,5004College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California27—1 year out——5Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin27—1 year out——6College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois22—1 year out——7Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa17—1 year out——8Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan17—1 year out——9Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California16—1 year out——10Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin16—1 year out——11Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa14—1 year out——12College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada14—1 year out——13CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York14—1 year out$21,485—14Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina14$28,1501 year out$45,660$16,36115Sierra CollegeRocklin, California13—1 year out——16Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota13—1 year out——17Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California12—1 year out——18Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin11—1 year out——19Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York11—1 year out—$6,50020Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, Alabama10—1 year out——21MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California10—1 year out——22Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California10—1 year out——23Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio10—1 year out$39,330—24City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California9—1 year out——25De Anza CollegeCupertino, California9—1 year out——26Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California9—1 year out——27Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois9—1 year out——28Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan9—1 year out——29Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota9—1 year out$50,573—30St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota9—1 year out$56,424—31SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, New York8—1 year out——32Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, South Carolina8—1 year out——33Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California7—1 year out——34Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California7—1 year out——35Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California7—1 year out——36Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota7—1 year out$44,107—37Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin7—1 year out——38American River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——39El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California6—1 year out——40Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California6—1 year out——41Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California6—1 year out——42Shasta CollegeRedding, California6—1 year out——43Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois6—1 year out——44McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois6—1 year out——45Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois6—1 year out——46Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan6—1 year out——47West Shore Community CollegeScottville, Michigan6—1 year out——48Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, Missouri6—1 year out——49American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia6—1 year out——50Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——51East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California5—1 year out——52Fresno City CollegeFresno, California5—1 year out——53Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California5—1 year out——54Merced CollegeMerced, California5—1 year out——55Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California5—1 year out——56Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California5—1 year out——57San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——58Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado5—1 year out——59Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, Illinois5—1 year out——60Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois5—1 year out——61Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington5—1 year out——62Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California4—1 year out——63Butte CollegeOroville, California4—1 year out——64Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California4—1 year out——65Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California4—1 year out——66Laney CollegeOakland, California4—1 year out——67Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California4—1 year out——68Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——69Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——70Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California4—1 year out——71Cypress CollegeCypress, California3—1 year out——72Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California3—1 year out——73Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California3—1 year out——74San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California3—1 year out——75Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois3—1 year out——76Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa3—1 year out——77Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville, South Carolina3—1 year out——78Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——79Canada CollegeRedwood City, California2—1 year out——80Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California2—1 year out——81Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California2—1 year out——82Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California2—1 year out——83Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California2—1 year out——84Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California2—1 year out——85West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California2—1 year out——86Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois2—1 year out——87Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa2—1 year out——88North Central Michigan CollegePetoskey, Michigan2—1 year out——89Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota2—1 year out——90Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York2—1 year out——91Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, North Dakota2—1 year out——92Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——93Wade CollegeDallas, Texas2$12,9951 year out$34,962$29,18094Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin2—1 year out——95Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California2—1 year out——96Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——97Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1—1 year out——98Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California1—1 year out——99Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa1—1 year out——100Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 142 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburg, Oregon156$58,5911 year out—$8,2372Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington100$26,2831 year out—$15,4123University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri92$64,3821 year out—$20,5004Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina82—1 year out——5Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River, New Jersey78—1 year out——6Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas69—1 year out——7Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California68—1 year out——8Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois68—1 year out——9East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina62—1 year out——10Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio51—1 year out——11University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky47—1 year out——12Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma42—1 year out——13Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan41—1 year out——14Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania39—1 year out——15Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcher, Arizona38—1 year out——16Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio37$57,1691 year out—$25,00017Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington37—1 year out——18Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, Tennessee36—1 year out——19Sullivan UniversityLouisville, Kentucky34—1 year out——20Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California33—1 year out——21Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California32—1 year out——22Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin29—1 year out——23University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama28—1 year out——24Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin27—1 year out——25Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California26—1 year out——26Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin25—1 year out——27Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon23—1 year out——28Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin19—1 year out——29Michigan Career and Technical InstitutePlainwell, Michigan18$15,6741 year out——30Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon18—1 year out——31Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California17—1 year out——32University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota17—1 year out——33South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericus, Georgia16—1 year out——34Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico16—1 year out——35University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio16—1 year out——36Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin15—1 year out——37Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California14—1 year out——38William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois14—1 year out——39City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California13—1 year out——40De Anza CollegeCupertino, California13—1 year out——41Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California13—1 year out——42San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California12—1 year out——43Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa12—1 year out——44MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California10—1 year out——45University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin10—1 year out——46College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California9—1 year out——47Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California9—1 year out——48Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas9—1 year out——49Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswell, New Mexico9—1 year out——50Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena, Arkansas8—1 year out——51Fresno City CollegeFresno, California8—1 year out——52Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California8—1 year out——53Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California8—1 year out——54Sierra CollegeRocklin, California8—1 year out——55North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota8$55,7341 year out—$25,22256Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio8—1 year out——57McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois7—1 year out——58Valley City State UniversityValley City, North Dakota7—1 year out——59College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia7—1 year out——60Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California6—1 year out——61Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, Minnesota6—1 year out——62Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota6—1 year out——63Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire6—1 year out——64Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio6—1 year out——65Commonwealth Technical InstituteJohnstown, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——66University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin6—1 year out——67Butte CollegeOroville, California5—1 year out——68Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California5—1 year out——69Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California5—1 year out——70Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana5—1 year out——71Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, Oregon5—1 year out——72Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington5—1 year out——73Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana5—1 year out——74Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California4—1 year out——75Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California4—1 year out——76Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California4—1 year out——77Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——78Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois4—1 year out——79Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois4—1 year out——80American River CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——81Canada CollegeRedwood City, California3—1 year out——82Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——83Cypress CollegeCypress, California3—1 year out——84Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California3—1 year out——85Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California3—1 year out——86Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan3—1 year out——87Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan3—1 year out——88Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota3—1 year out——89Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, Minnesota3—1 year out——90Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota3—1 year out——91Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio3—1 year out——92Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio3—1 year out——93Clackamas Community CollegeOregon City, Oregon3—1 year out——94Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, South Carolina3—1 year out——95Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee3—1 year out——96Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin3—1 year out——97Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin3—1 year out——98Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California3—1 year out——99Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycross, Georgia3—1 year out——100Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California2—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).