2023 Best Value Colleges for Retailing and Retail Operations
13
Ranked Colleges
1,025
Degrees Awarded
$13,700
Avg Net Price*
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Retailing and Retail Operations is the 515th most popular major in the country with 1,025 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in retailing and retail operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality retailing and retail operations programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools
The colleges and universities below are the best for retailing and retail operations students.
Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Retailing and Retail Operations
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our retailing and retail operations students list, Bellevue University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $17,288 for Retailing and Retail Operations students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
WSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WSU is $11,647 for Retailing and Retail Operations students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Weber State University Retailing and Retail Operations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” list. It costs about $10,563 for Retailing and Retail Operations students per year to attend American Public University System.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full American Military University Retailing and Retail Operations Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 42 ’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,194 for Retailing and Retail Operations students per year to attend Texas Tech.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 12 ’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk County Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,270 for retailing and retail operations students per year to attend Suffolk County Community College.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 63 ’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,878 for retailing and retail operations students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Retailing and Retail Operations at UMN Twin Cities
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools ranking, coming in at #7. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 165 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,234 for retailing and retail operations students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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Kingsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools ranking, coming in at #8. KCC is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our retailing and retail operations students list, KCC has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,086 for retailing and retail operations students per year to attend KCC.
Full Kingsborough Community College Retailing and Retail Operations Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 176 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,559 for Retailing and Retail Operations students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Retailing and Retail Operations at University of South Carolina - Columbia
Holyoke Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools list. Holyoke, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Holyoke Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holyoke Community College is $8,271 for Retailing and Retail Operations students.
Full Holyoke Community College Retailing and Retail Operations Report
Central Washington University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s retailing and retail operations degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our retailing and retail operations students list, CWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $16,514 for retailing and retail operations students.
Full Central Washington University Retailing and Retail Operations Report
Nassau Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools ranking. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 2 ’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $4,932 for retailing and retail operations students.
Full Nassau Community College Retailing and Retail Operations Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 ’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2020-2021.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Pennsylvania is $25,046 for Retailing and Retail Operations students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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
- *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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