2026 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools in Texas
[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. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 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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2026 Best Value Retailing and Retail Operations Schools in Texas
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
Leading the list is Texas Tech University, our #1 best value for retailing and retail operations in Texas. Set in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech University is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,852, compared with $24,157 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,271 to complete the retailing and retail operations program here. Soon after graduation, retailing and retail operations degree recipients from Texas Tech University generally make around $50,332. That is a strong return on a $24,271 median debt. Roughly 73% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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 1 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).
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