2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 184 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,750 and $34,864 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great specialized sales, merchandising and marketing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the specialized sales, merchandising and marketing 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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The specialized marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s specialized marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

$9,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Specialized Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindenwood University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing at Lindenwood University

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

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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