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2022 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

3 Colleges in Ohio
23 Associate Degrees
$20,650 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your associate degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #67 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 associate degrees in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing School for Your Associate Degree

Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio The specialized marketing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

  • Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students as compared to other majors.
  • Major Demand - How many other specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
  • Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
  • Student Debt - How much debt specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized specialized sales, merchandising and marketing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students working on their associate degree.

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The specialized marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Ohio.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing in Ohio

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Ohio Schools for an Associate in Specialized Marketing

#1

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH
3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Akron Main Campus if you wish to pursue an associate degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing from University of Akron Main Campus

#2

Hocking College

Nelsonville, OH
18 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing needs to look into Hocking College. Located in the town of Nelsonville, Hocking Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing from Hocking College

#3

The North Coast College

Lakewood, OH
2 Annual Graduates
$21,400 Median Starting Salary
$31,628 Median Student Debt

The North Coast College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing. Located in the suburb of Lakewood, The North Coast College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the specialized marketing program earn around $21,400 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing from The North Coast College

Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 187 8
Indiana 131 2
Illinois 117 20
Wisconsin 112 10

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Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Specialized Marketing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations 18
Fashion Merchandising 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 2,177
Accounting 505
General Business/Commerce 215
Human Resource Management 143
Hospitality Management 131
Business Support & Assistant Services 97
Marketing 87
Entrepreneurial Studies 84
Finance & Financial Management 30
Real Estate 23

Notes and References

  • The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Qfamily. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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