2025 Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in New York

If you plan on getting your associate degree in retailing and retail operations, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #309 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 associate degrees in retailing and retail operations to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to retailing and retail operations students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of retailing and retail operations students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized retailing and retail operations related body.

Our complete 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.

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 Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Retailing and Retail Operations in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in retailing and retail operations.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Retailing and Retail Operations

1

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Suffolk County Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in retailing and retail operations. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Selden.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

It's difficult to beat Kingsborough Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in retailing and retail operations. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in retailing and retail operations from Kingsborough Community College

Best Retailing and Retail Operations Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Retailing and Retail Operations Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	379	1
New Jersey	249	0

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Retailing and Retail Operations Related Rankings by Major

Retailing and Retail Operations is one of 4 different types of General Sales & Marketing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Retailing and Retail Operations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	8

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.