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2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s

8 Ranked Colleges
431 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Bachelor’s” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 431 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree retailing and retail operations students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Retailing and Retail Operations

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 14 bachelors’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree retailing and retail operations students list, Bellevue University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,616 for bachelor’s degree retailing and retail operations students per year to attend Bellevue University.

Full Bellevue University Retailing and Retail Operations Report

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s retailing and retail operations students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $10,222 for Bachelor’s Degree 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 students.

Full American Public University System Retailing and Retail Operations Report

#3

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 bachelors’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $41,095 for bachelor’s degree retailing and retail operations students per year to attend SNHU.

Full SNHU Retailing and Retail Operations Report

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 81 bachelors’s retailing and retail operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for bachelor’s degree retailing and retail operations students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for CWU is $15,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 166 bachelors’s retailing and retail operations degrees to qualified students.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,509 for Bachelor’s Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Retailing and Retail Operations Report

#1 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 138 degrees to qualified bachelors’s retailing and retail operations students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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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#8 in overall quality

Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts is a private for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Siba did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Siba is $17,378 for Bachelor’s Degree Retailing and Retail Operations students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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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