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2027 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Retailing and Retail Operations](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/sales-merchandising-marketing-ops/retailing-and-retail-operations/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong retailing and retail operations education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for retailing and retail operations students.

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• Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2027 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the retailing and retail operations degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools

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Cuny Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

$5,252 In-State Tuition & Fees

$7,858 Avg Student Debt

$42,621 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in retailing and retail operations, no school beat Cuny Kingsborough Community College this year. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Cuny Kingsborough Community College is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,252, compared with $8,132 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for retailing and retail operations graduates is $7,858. Early-career retailing and retail operations graduates make about $35,562. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Commonwealth Technical Institute
Johnstown, PA

$7,714 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,632 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in retailing and retail operations will find it at Commonwealth Technical Institute, which ranked #2. Commonwealth Technical Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Johnstown. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,714. Early-career retailing and retail operations graduates make about $20,049.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.