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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing is the 138th most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,431 and had an average of $30,391 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 401 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,336 and $32,657 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 301 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. That schools that top this list have a program in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s specialized marketing degrees to 262 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edmonds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Edmonds Community College is located in Lynnwood, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s specialized marketing degrees to qualified students.
Full Edmonds Community College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 3 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Academy of Art University Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cypress College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in Cypress, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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City College of San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 2 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City College of San Francisco Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
Orange Coast College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s specialized marketing degrees to qualified students.
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San Diego Mesa College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s specialized marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Saddleback College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Butte College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized school located in Oroville, California that handed out 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Butte College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
Southwestern College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chula Vista, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
MiraCosta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. MiraCosta College is a fairly large school located in Oceanside, California that handed out 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MiraCosta College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #8, Skyline College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Bruno, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Skyline College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
Irvine Valley College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Irvine Valley College is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, West Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. West LA College is a medium-sized school located in Culver City, California that handed out 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Medanos College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Medanos College is a public institution located in Pittsburg, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Medanos College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
Shoreline Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Shoreline Community College is a small school located in Shoreline, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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