Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
3,927 students earn a specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations credential each year across 131 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
- $35,904
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $52,239
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Bachelor's programs — 74 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan35$64,1001 year out$79,201$27,0002Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania133$56,7941 year out$85,961$26,5003Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Pennsylvania4$47,2891 year out—$27,0004Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York104$47,1371 year out$81,498$25,0005Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan17$46,6951 year out$61,321$26,7506Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington13$44,8231 year out—$22,0007Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas14$43,4141 year out$77,422$23,1158Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York481$42,7171 year out$68,906$21,5009Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas58$42,7121 year out$52,239$19,50010Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire39$41,1811 year out$57,592$31,14911Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania27$40,4071 year out$58,144$26,75012University of North TexasDenton, Texas108$39,7871 year out$56,709$23,25013Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin8$39,0381 year out$41,523$25,00014Lasell UniversityNewton, Massachusetts22$38,4381 year out$62,500$27,00015Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina10$37,7871 year out$55,955$26,00016University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia82$37,6431 year out$56,042$25,50017Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, New Jersey13$36,7481 year out$42,750$32,07518Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas0$36,6861 year out$53,186$22,31719Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio232$36,6251 year out$57,478$25,00020Fisher CollegeBoston, Massachusetts6$36,3061 year out—$27,87521Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana26$35,9041 year out—$25,58322LIM CollegeNew York, New York109$35,7081 year out$61,122$27,00023Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas9$35,2991 year out$57,539$23,10824Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, New York15$33,7401 year out$40,016$37,50025University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri14$33,4221 year out$47,941$24,62526Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan7$33,1211 year out$47,884$34,49927Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky2$33,1001 year out——28Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas67$33,0401 year out$58,224$24,15629University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma—$32,6581 year out—$14,49430Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas16$32,4441 year out$55,164$27,00031Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas—$31,3291 year out$50,026—32Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland8$30,7011 year out$44,964$26,34533Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois8$29,9071 year out$48,414$27,00034Marymount UniversityArlington, Virginia4$29,8251 year out$47,320$27,00035Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan24$29,2031 year out$50,960$27,00036Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania17$29,0781 year out$52,001$26,95037Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan24$28,7651 year out—$26,00038Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania—$27,4671 year out$45,733$27,00039CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York33$27,2761 year out——40Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island16$27,1681 year out$48,340$27,00041Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island10$27,1681 year out$48,340$27,00042Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina5$27,1681 year out$48,340$27,00043University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri49—1 year out——44Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut23—1 year out——45Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida16—1 year out——46Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico13—1 year out$19,220—47Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California12—1 year out——48Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York9—1 year out——49Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York9—1 year out——50High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina8—1 year out——51University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island8—1 year out——52St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota7—1 year out——53Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri7—1 year out——54Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio7—1 year out——55Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee7—1 year out——56Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee6—1 year out——57Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California5—1 year out——58University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi5—1 year out——59Ashland UniversityAshland, Ohio5—1 year out——60Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri4—1 year out——61Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington4—1 year out——62Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins, West Virginia4—1 year out——63Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado3—1 year out——64Adrian CollegeAdrian, Michigan3—1 year out——65Stephens CollegeColumbia, Missouri3—1 year out$37,707$27,00066Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas2—1 year out——67Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois2—1 year out——68Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, Iowa2—1 year out——69Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, Tennessee2—1 year out——70St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida1—1 year out——71Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, Ohio1—1 year out——72Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——73Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia1—1 year out$44,725—74University of BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut——1 year out$40,151—
Associate programs — 47 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1The New SchoolNew York, New York33$41,5621 year out$64,652—2Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, New Jersey5$24,7731 year out$40,962$18,8533Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York660$23,7781 year out$53,918$12,0004Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, New York9$19,6231 year out$41,883$21,7075CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York37—1 year out$28,856—6Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio20—1 year out$34,739$15,1567Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida17—1 year out——8Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas17—1 year out——9Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire15—1 year out—$27,19410Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey15—1 year out$38,802—11LIM CollegeNew York, New York14—1 year out——12Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York13—1 year out$47,943—13Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York10—1 year out$35,135—14Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York10—1 year out——15Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas10—1 year out——16Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah8—1 year out——17Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California7—1 year out——18College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois7—1 year out——19Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, New York7—1 year out——20Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa6—1 year out——21Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas6—1 year out——22SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York6—1 year out——23Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——24El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas6—1 year out——25Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona5—1 year out——26Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona5—1 year out——27Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa5—1 year out——28Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts5—1 year out——29Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota4—1 year out——30Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York4—1 year out——31Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York4—1 year out——32Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina4—1 year out——33Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington4—1 year out——34Cypress CollegeCypress, California3—1 year out——35University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia3—1 year out——36Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey3—1 year out——37Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——38Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California2—1 year out——39William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois2—1 year out——40Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan2—1 year out——41Palau Community CollegeKoror, Palau2—1 year out——42Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California1—1 year out——43Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana1—1 year out——44Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan1—1 year out——45Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota1—1 year out——46Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin1—1 year out——47Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York——1 year out$35,340—
Certificate programs — 34 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida517$45,1111 year out$40,536$18,6982Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin63—1 year out——3Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas54—1 year out——4Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota30—1 year out——5Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin30—1 year out——6University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri17—1 year out——7Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah17—1 year out——8Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——9Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——10Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina13—1 year out——11Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah13—1 year out——12Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida10—1 year out——13Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California8—1 year out——14Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa8—1 year out——15Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas8—1 year out——16El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas8—1 year out——17Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin8—1 year out——18Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona5—1 year out——19Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas5—1 year out——20Cypress CollegeCypress, California4—1 year out——21Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California4—1 year out——22Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado2—1 year out——23College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois2—1 year out——24Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio2—1 year out——25Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington2—1 year out——26University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin2—1 year out——27Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1—1 year out——28Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota1—1 year out——29University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi1—1 year out——30Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——31Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island1—1 year out——32Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington1—1 year out——33Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin1—1 year out——34Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi0—1 year out$21,563—
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 (—).