by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,182 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,818 and $28,224 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,101 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their specialized sales, merchandising and marketing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 161 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 446 bachelors’s specialized marketing 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 171 degrees to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Berkeley College - New York is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 49 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Cazenovia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Cazenovia, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
Full Cazenovia College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
Mercyhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Marymount Manhattan College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. MMC is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Marymount Manhattan College Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
Berkeley College - Woodland Park ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, this small private for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Thomas Jefferson University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Thomas Jefferson University Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #11, Immaculata University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Immaculata University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. 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.
Full Immaculata Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
New York City College of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 44 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevenson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Stevenson, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Stevenson Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
LIU Post landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full LIU Post Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Report
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 0 bachelors’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Specialized Marketing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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