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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Retailing and Retail Operations (Income $0-$30k)

8 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$4,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 947 people earned their degree in retailing and retail operations, making the major the 560th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 109 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in retailing and retail operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent retailing and retail operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the retailing and retail operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree retailing and retail operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Retailing and Retail Operations (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees to qualified students.

Nassau Community College also made our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $2,007 for associate degree retailing and retail operations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Nassau Community College.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Suffolk County Community College is a large public school situated in Selden, New York. It awarded 11 associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk County Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $2,632 for associate degree retailing and retail operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kingsborough Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s retailing and retail operations students in 2019-2020.

KCC also made our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Kingsborough Community College is $4,369 for Associate Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Land College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Mattoon, Illinois, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s retailing and retail operations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lake Land College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lake Land College is $2,857 for associate degree retailing and retail operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 56 associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree retailing and retail operations students whose families make $0-$30k list, WSU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,790 for associate degree retailing and retail operations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend WSU.

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#6

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#2 in overall quality

American Public University System did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend American Military University is $10,013 for associate degree retailing and retail operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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#7

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Moraine Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Palos Hills, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s retailing and retail operations students in 2019-2020.

MVCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend MVCC is $340 for Associate Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Holyoke Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Holyoke Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Holyoke Community College is $6,366 for Associate Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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