General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 20 graduates a year

$45,947
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,141
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$75,399
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#24 of 27
Rank by pay
#24 of 27
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,625
Median federal debt

Rochester Institute of Technology graduates in general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations earn 23% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rochester Institute of Technology 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
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21University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI$66,306$68,995#20$46,501
22Virginia Union University Richmond, VA$64,924$59,119#23—
23University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$64,631$71,666#18$45,052
24Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$58,141$55,338#24$45,947
25SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY$48,624$46,280#25—
26Wade College Dallas, TX$45,386$46,144#26$35,406
27Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts Saint Louis, MO$37,244$39,933#27—

Other Majors at Rochester Institute of Technology by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$138,679$89,032#1 of 99
Computer Science$135,702$94,611#49 of 349
Computer Engineering$123,027$90,829#32 of 189
Computer Programming$113,559$83,875#3 of 30
Industrial Engineering$105,313$72,764#19 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,068$82,726#61 of 258
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$100,680$78,298#22 of 253
Computer and Information Sciences$100,367$71,358#117 of 459
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$97,118$73,367#5 of 37
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$96,361$75,227#8 of 46
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$95,491$73,355#6 of 27
Management Information Systems and Services$94,827$69,834#37 of 166
Chemical Engineering$94,641$73,984#95 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$94,103$72,344#60 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,065$76,263#126 of 318
Engineering-Related Fields$92,780$74,923#14 of 33
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$91,222$71,549#2 of 158
Computer Software and Media Applications$88,096$69,052#10 of 54
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,226$69,261#18 of 61
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$84,755——
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$83,553$73,273#3 of 14
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$82,116$69,755#14 of 23
Applied Mathematics$76,069$74,921#32 of 45
Physics$75,281$48,374#65 of 107
Biotechnology$74,613$41,895#8 of 13
Accounting and Related Services$72,830$42,762#406 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,313$56,513#300 of 452
Chemistry$68,926—#85 of 209
Biology$68,862$34,630#115 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,524$51,040#415 of 1176

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rochester Institute of Technology general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,947 one year after graduating and $58,141 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rochester Institute of Technology rank for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations?

Among 27 colleges reporting earnings for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates, Rochester Institute of Technology ranks #24 by median pay four years after graduation, and #24 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations at Rochester Institute of Technology worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% less than the national median for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations ($75,399), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,625.

← All data for Rochester Institute of Technology · 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.