Best Schools for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

34
Schools
$47,813
Avg. Earnings
2,040
Graduates
#1
B

Baylor University

Waco, TX · Private

$84,653
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,388
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 51.0%
#2
W

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT ·

$71,015
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,520
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: N/A
#3
B

Ball State University

Muncie, IN · Public

$69,338
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,833
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 71.6%
#4
S

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN · Private

$65,053
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 94.1%
#5
A

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV ·

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,227
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: N/A
#6
B

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE ·

$56,415
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,231
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: N/A
#7
K

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Public

$55,964
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,385
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 69.2%
#8
W

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ · Public

$52,607
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $54,414
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 92.5%
#9
B

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Public

$52,198
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $55,026
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 80.6%
#10
P

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN · Public

$51,750
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,811
Graduates: 109
Acceptance: 50.3%
#11
W

Weber State University

Ogden, UT ·

$51,722
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,374
Graduates: 136
Acceptance: N/A
#12
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$51,482
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,056
Graduates: 150
Acceptance: 77.0%
#13
B

Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Private

$50,856
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.7%
#14
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$50,439
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $52,840
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 43.4%
#15
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$49,358
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,903
Graduates: 216
Acceptance: 69.5%
#16
F

Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private

$48,041
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $52,937
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 56.3%
#17
U

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH · Public

$47,846
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,591
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 70.9%
#18
T

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL · Private

$46,790
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $54,728
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 31.4%
#19
R

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private

$46,790
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,810
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 71.4%
#20
P

Portland State University

Portland, OR · Public

$46,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,849
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 90.9%
#21
W

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA · Public

$45,435
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,954
Graduates: 108
Acceptance: 79.2%
#22
S

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Sparkill, NY · Private

$42,435
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,253
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 82.2%
#23
C

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Public

$41,837
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,977
Graduates: 434
Acceptance: 50.5%
#24
U

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Oshkosh, WI · Public

$41,342
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,122
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 86.7%
#25
S

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY · Public

$39,729
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 75.2%
#26
U

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie, WI · Public

$39,523
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,955
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 84.7%
#27
S

SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 84.6%
#28
U

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT · Private

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,600
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 83.0%
#29
U

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Public

$36,717
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,741
Graduates: 169
Acceptance: 61.5%
#30
B

Barry University

Miami, FL · Private

$36,134
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,307
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 59.1%
#31
L

Long Island University

Brookville, NY · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,797
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 89.8%
#32
W

Wade College

Dallas, TX ·

$33,077
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,920
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: N/A
#33
V

Virginia Union University

Richmond, VA · Private

$28,212
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 97.7%
#34
S

Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts

Saint Louis, MO · For-Profit

$25,658
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 71.4%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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