[Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/sales-merchandising-marketing-ops/general-merchandising-sales-and-related-marketing-operations-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other general merchandising, sales, and related marketing operations education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 26 schools to find the best return on investment for other general merchandising, sales, and related marketing operations students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other general merchandising, sales, and related marketing operations degrees they offer, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Georgia State University the best value for a degree in other general merchandising, sales, and related marketing operations in the United States. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State University is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $8,664, with out-of-state students paying around $24,840. Other General Merchandising, Sales, And Related Marketing Operations graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans. Early-career other general merchandising, sales, and related marketing operations graduates make about $16,682. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 55%.
Looking for a different degree level? Compare best-value Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations rankings across degree levels:
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 26 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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