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

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 in the Southeast Region 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 220 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great retailing and retail operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the retailing and retail operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The retailing and retail operations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Retailing and Retail Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$10,013 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees to qualified students.

American Military University also made our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend American Military University is $10,013 for Southeast Region 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%.

Read full report on Retailing and Retail Operations at American Military University

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

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.

Credits

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

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