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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5218

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$120,018 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$120,018Median year-4 earnings

$20,466Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$120,018Median reported earnings · year 4

$135,599Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

84thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

3Reporting programs

3With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $75,332
Federal debt: $22,750
Reporting programs: 12

12 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $39,486
Federal debt: $17,266
Reporting programs: 12

11 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $74,557
Federal debt: $24,649
Reporting programs: 30

27 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $120,018
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$117,095National median$120,01875th percentile$120,018

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Texas A&M University-College Station$133,017 2New York University$120,018 3CUNY Bernard M Baruch College$117,095

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersSOC 41-1011 · 3 crosswalk linksWholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsSOC 13-1022 · 3 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersSOC 41-1012 · 2 crosswalk linksPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm ProductsSOC 13-1023 · 2 crosswalk linksSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelSOC 41-3091 · 2 crosswalk linksSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsSOC 41-4012 · 2 crosswalk linksSales and Related Workers, All OtherSOC 41-9099 · 2 crosswalk linksAdvertising Sales AgentsSOC 41-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksBusiness Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksDemonstrators and Product PromotersSOC 41-9011 · 1 crosswalk linksParts SalespersonsSOC 41-2022 · 1 crosswalk linksSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsSOC 41-4011 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR GENERAL SALES, MERCHANDISING AND RELATED MARKETING OPERATIONS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Texas A&M University-College StationMaster's Degree	College Station, TX	$133,017	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,315
2	New York UniversityMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$120,018	Not available	Baseline needed	$37,050
3	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$117,095	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,033

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.