2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Ohio, there were 306 specialized sales, merchandising and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,136 and $25,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality specialized sales, merchandising and marketing programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the specialized sales, merchandising and marketing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing”.

Top 2 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges for Veterans in Ohio

1

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, Ohio

778 GI Bill® Students**

$7,199 Average GI Bill® Award

$42,837 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 278 diplomas to qualified ’s specialized marketing students in 2020-2021.

Kent State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent, 778 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kent State University at Kent offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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2

Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio

327 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,697 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Specialized Marketing that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 8 ’s specialized marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

Youngstown State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Youngstown State University supports 11,835 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 130 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,697. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.

Credits

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