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2022 Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
169 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,357 people earned their degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,500 and had an average of $30,557 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent specialized sales, merchandising and marketing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the specialized sales, merchandising and marketing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree specialized marketing students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing (With Aid)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 18 masters’s specialized marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also took the #2 spot in our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIT SUNY are $24,209, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Rutgers University - Newark is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 23 masters’s specialized marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree specialized marketing students with aid list, Rutgers Newark has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s specialized marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s specialized marketing students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Central Michigan Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report

#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s specialized marketing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

With a ranking of #6, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s specialized marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.

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#7

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saint Joseph’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s specialized marketing degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

St. Joe’s also took the #1 spot in our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Joe’s are $17,802.

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#8

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s specialized marketing students in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report

#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

Academy of Art University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s specialized marketing degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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