by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 640 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,787 and $29,218 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree specialized marketing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Nelsonville, Ohio, and it awarded 15 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the #2 spot on the list. College of DuPage is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 12 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s specialized marketing degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 3 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Rainey Harper College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Lansing Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Northwood University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The North Coast College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Lakewood, Ohio, and it awarded 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s specialized marketing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Suburban College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. SSC is located in South Holland, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s specialized marketing degrees to qualified students.
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