by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fashion Merchandising. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Kent State University at Kent. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in specialized marketing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Kent State was ranked #17 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for specialized marketing majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for Kent State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Kent State paid an average of $844 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $490 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,810 | $19,686 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,084 | $12,084 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,726 | $3,726 |
Learn more about Kent State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Specialized Marketing students who received their bachelor’s degree at Kent State took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 24% lower than the national average of $32,928.
specialized marketing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Kent State make an average of $37,663 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $31,104.
Kent State does not offer an online option for its specialized marketing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kent State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.2% of the specialized marketing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.7%.
Around 26.5% of specialized marketing bachelor’s degree recipients at Kent State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 48 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 214 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fashion Merchandising | 309 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to specialized sales, merchandising and marketing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 285 |
| Accounting | 125 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 28 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 116 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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