2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Illinois, there were 23 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in Illinois” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in Illinois.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Retailing and Retail Operations in Illinois

#1

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$4,468 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lake Land College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lake Land College is $4,468 for Illinois Associate Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students.

Read full report on Retailing and Retail Operations at Lake Land College

#2

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$2,422 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moraine Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for an Associate in Illinois. MVCC is located in Palos Hills, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s retailing and retail operations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MVCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Moraine Valley Community College is $2,422 for Illinois Associate Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students.

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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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