2023 Best Merchandising and Buying Operations Colleges for Veterans

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Merchandising and Buying Operations” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 48 people earned their degree in merchandising and buying operations, making the major the 1168th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Merchandising and Buying Operations” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in merchandising and buying operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great merchandising and buying operations programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the merchandising and buying operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Merchandising and Buying Operations” list to help you make the college 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. 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.

Most Veteran Friendly for Merchandising and Buying Operations

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying merchandising and buying operations.

Top 2 Best Merchandising and Buying Operations Colleges for Veterans

1

Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan

252 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$2,720 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Merchandising and Buying Operations list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 31 ’s merchandising and buying operations degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washtenaw Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 11,140 students enrolled at Washtenaw Community College, 252 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,720. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Washtenaw Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Washtenaw Community College Veteran Student Life Report

2

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

2,038 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$9,999 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Merchandising and Buying Operations that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s merchandising and buying operations students in 2020-2021.

UNT also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas, 2,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)

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

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