by our College Data Analytics Team
[Sales Merchandising Marketing Ops](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/sales-merchandising-marketing-ops/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a sales merchandising marketing ops degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find where sales merchandising marketing ops graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose sales merchandising marketing ops graduates go on to earn the most.
For graduate earnings in sales merchandising marketing ops, no school beat Baylor University this year. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, sales merchandising marketing ops degree recipients from Baylor University typically earn about $154,528 annually.
A rank of #2 makes Texas A And M University College Station one of the highest-paying schools for sales merchandising marketing ops. Texas A And M University College Station is a public school located in the city of College Station. After graduating, sales merchandising marketing ops degree recipients from Texas A And M University College Station typically earn about $66,372 annually.
A rank of #3 makes University Of Houston one of the highest-paying schools for sales merchandising marketing ops. University Of Houston is a public school located in the city of Houston. Students who complete the sales merchandising marketing ops program here go on to a median salary of roughly $74,478.
A rank of #4 makes University Of Central Oklahoma one of the highest-paying schools for sales merchandising marketing ops. Set in the suburb of Edmond, University Of Central Oklahoma is a public institution. Sales Merchandising Marketing Ops graduates of University Of Central Oklahoma earn a median of about $59,698 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #5 makes Wade College one of the highest-paying schools for sales merchandising marketing ops. Wade College is a private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas. After graduating, sales merchandising marketing ops degree recipients from Wade College typically earn about $35,033 annually.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their sales merchandising marketing ops graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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