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.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying sales merchandising marketing ops schools.
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Below are the schools whose sales merchandising marketing ops graduates go on to earn the most.
Baylor University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying sales merchandising marketing ops schools in Texas. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the sales merchandising marketing ops program here go on to a median salary of roughly $154,528.
Texas A And M University College Station produces some of the highest-paid graduates in sales merchandising marketing ops, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a public institution. Early-career sales merchandising marketing ops graduates from Texas A And M University College Station make a median of around $66,372 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Houston earned it the #3 place for sales merchandising marketing ops. Set in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a public institution. Early-career sales merchandising marketing ops graduates from University Of Houston make a median of around $74,478 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in sales merchandising marketing ops will find them at Wade College, which ranked #4. Located in the city of Dallas, Wade College is a private for-profit institution. Sales Merchandising Marketing Ops graduates of Wade College earn a median of about $35,033 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published 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 · 4 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.