2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Merchandising and Buying Operations (Income $0-$30k)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Merchandising and Buying Operations Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 55 people earned their degree in merchandising and buying operations, making the major the 1108th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 merchandising and buying operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality merchandising and buying operations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the merchandising and buying operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The merchandising and buying operations 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 “Best Value Merchandising and Buying Operations Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Merchandising and Buying Operations Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree merchandising and buying operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Merchandising and Buying Operations (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Merchandising and Buying Operations Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s merchandising and buying operations students in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Merchandising and Buying Operations Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Merchandising and Buying Operations Report

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).
• 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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Nijhuis.

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