2023 Best Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations is the 888th most popular major in the country with 181 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 113 other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing 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 other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region vets studying other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations.

Top 2 Best Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

110 GI Bill® Students**

$10,044 Average GI Bill® Award

$73,428 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Joe’s, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Saint Joseph’s University supports 6,779 students, and 110 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,044. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received funds through 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 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full St. Joe’s Veteran Student Life Report

2

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York

83 GI Bill® Students**

$3,456 Average GI Bill® Award

$60,037 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 63 ’s other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations degrees in 2020-2021.

FIT SUNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Fashion Institute of Technology supports 8,191 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,456. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fashion Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at FIT SUNY]](/colleges/fashion-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations Colleges for 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.

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