by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,191 people earned their degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing, making the major the 138th most popular in the United States. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,620 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major” ranking looked at 98 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree specialized marketing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIM College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. LIM College is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 161 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major. International Fine Arts College is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 30 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. Fashion Institute of Technology is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 446 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 98 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #4 spot on the list. Ai Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 98 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 171 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The Art Institute of Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking. The Art Institute of Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Berkeley College - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. Berkeley College - New York is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 49 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. Ai San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Lasell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwood University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking. Midland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #11, Stephens College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Marist College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. Marist College is a medium-sized school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 89 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The Art Institute of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #13. The Art Institute of Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kent State University at Kent ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 278 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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The Art Institute of Dallas ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Woodbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Burbank, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Cazenovia College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. This small school is located in Cazenovia, New York, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. JWU Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 13 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Mary University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #20. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Fisher College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mercyhurst University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mars Hill University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major list. Mars Hill is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Concord University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #24. Concord University is a small school located in Athens, West Virginia that handed out 12 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major ranking. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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