General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 94 graduates a year

$62,580
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,441
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$75,399
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 27
Rank by pay
#6 of 27
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,451
Median federal debt

Purdue University-Main Campus graduates in general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Purdue University-Main Campus Compares for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

All 27 colleges reporting general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Baylor University Waco, TX$125,167$127,258#1$84,271
2Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT$107,585$101,965#2$93,151
3Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$98,487$101,790#3$75,543
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$93,141$94,697#4$66,372
5Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$86,245$92,036#5$58,773
6Weber State University Ogden, UT$82,549$78,237#14$57,451
7Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$82,441$88,444#6$62,580
8University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$82,081$85,409#8$57,760
9Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$79,147$81,933#12$72,092
10Ball State University Muncie, IN$78,401$84,110#10$65,184

Other Majors at Purdue University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$146,685$94,786#35 of 349
Computer Engineering$121,462$89,965#36 of 189
Materials Engineering$107,557$78,265#1 of 34
Industrial Engineering$107,031$81,379#17 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,396$84,300#57 of 258
Chemical Engineering$104,514$81,105#28 of 158
Statistics$104,047$72,579#13 of 50
Mechanical Engineering$102,572$80,374#26 of 318
Construction Engineering$101,108$76,966#7 of 13
Computer and Information Sciences$99,896$72,132#120 of 459
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians$97,594$75,913#1 of 9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,332$71,989#24 of 59
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$93,976$70,903#43 of 126
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,434$72,749#63 of 118
Civil Engineering$90,873$74,369#49 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$90,119$63,021#115 of 796
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$88,474$68,582#11 of 51
Engineering-Related Fields$87,914$72,252#21 of 33
Engineering$87,331$74,668#16 of 19
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,891$67,093#15 of 61
Agricultural Engineering$86,306$72,168#11 of 26
Air Transportation$86,161$45,190#22 of 52
Finance and Financial Management Services$85,924$59,938#134 of 452
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$85,224$74,981#21 of 46
Marketing$84,725$56,668#51 of 516
Economics$83,195$59,187#154 of 368
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$82,581$47,570#13 of 61
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,040$57,106#128 of 1176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,403$71,759#701 of 966
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,770$71,861#31 of 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Purdue University-Main Campus general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $62,580 one year after graduating and $82,441 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Purdue University-Main Campus rank for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations?

Among 27 colleges reporting earnings for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates, Purdue University-Main Campus ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #6 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations at Purdue University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations ($75,399), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,451.

← All data for Purdue University-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.