2023 Most Well Attended Merchandising and Buying Operations Major

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In 2020-2021, 48 people earned their degree in merchandising and buying operations, making the major the 1168th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Merchandising and Buying Operations Major” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in merchandising and buying operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular merchandising and buying operations programs in the United States.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Merchandising and Buying Operations Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for merchandising and buying operations students.

Top 4 Most Popular Colleges for Merchandising and Buying Operations

1

Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan

$36,288 Average Early-Career Earnings

$18,103 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Merchandising and Buying Operations Major list. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 31 ’s merchandising and buying operations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Merchandising and Buying Operations at Washtenaw Community College

2

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

$42,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,869 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Merchandising and Buying Operations Major list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 11 ’s merchandising and buying operations degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Merchandising and Buying Operations at UNT

3

Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona

$43,129 Average Early-Career Earnings

$17,958 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Merchandising and Buying Operations Major. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 4 ’s merchandising and buying operations degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mesa Community College Merchandising and Buying Operations Report

4

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, Ohio

$43,222 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,131 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Merchandising and Buying Operations Major list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Merchandising and Buying Operations at University of Akron Main Campus

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis.