2025 Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Retailing and Retail Operations is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #309 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for retailing and retail operations students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 associate degrees in retailing and retail operations during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on retailing and retail operations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other retailing and retail operations students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized retailing and retail operations related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for retailing and retail operations students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Retailing and Retail Operations Schools

The retailing and retail 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 the Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Retailing and Retail Operations in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for retailing and retail operations students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Retailing and Retail Operations

1

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in retailing and retail operations has to check out Suffolk County Community College. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in retailing and retail operations from Suffolk County Community College

2

Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in retailing and retail operations needs to look into Kingsborough Community College. KCC is a large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn.More information about a associate in retailing and retail operations from Kingsborough Community College

Best Retailing and Retail Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best retailing and retail operations colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	28
Pennsylvania	379	1
New Jersey	249	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Retailing and Retail Operations

One of 4 majors within the General Sales & Marketing area of study, Retailing and Retail Operations has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Retailing and Retail Operations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	16
Professional Sales	1

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 Nick Nijhuis. More about our data sources and methodologies.