2025 Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketingmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #219 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 135 master's degrees in specialized sales, merchandising & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing School for Your Master's Degree

The specialized marketing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality specialized marketing program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to specialized sales, merchandising & marketing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of specialized sales, merchandising & marketing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt specialized sales, merchandising & marketing students go into to obtain their master's 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 & marketing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for specialized sales, merchandising & marketing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for specialized sales, merchandising & marketing students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Specialized Marketing

1

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

86 Annual Graduates

$151,768 Median Starting Salary

Saint Joseph's University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in specialized sales, merchandising & marketing. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

After graduation, specialized marketing master's recipients typically earn about $151,768 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in specialized sales, merchandising & marketing from Saint Joseph’s University

2

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

29 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Rutgers University - Newark if you want to pursue a master's degree in specialized sales, merchandising & marketing. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in specialized sales, merchandising & marketing from Rutgers University - Newark

3

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in specialized sales, merchandising & marketing needs to check out Fashion Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in specialized sales, merchandising & marketing from Fashion Institute of Technology

Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best specialized sales, merchandising & marketing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	19
Pennsylvania	248	66
New Jersey	188	31

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Rankings in Majors Related to Specialized Marketing

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Specialized Marketing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations	74
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	32
Special Products Marketing Operations	29

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	16,554
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	10,350
Accounting	2,735
Human Resource Management	1,723
Finance & Financial Management	851
General Business/Commerce	753
Marketing	606
General Sales & Marketing	596
Real Estate	589
Entrepreneurial Studies	443

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).
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