Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations at Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 16 graduates a year

$32,444
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$47,823
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$59,631
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#33 of 42
Rank by pay
#34 of 42
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Sam Houston State University graduates in specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations earn 20% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sam Houston State University Compares for Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

All 42 colleges reporting specialized sales, merchandising and 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
1Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA$80,764$82,138#1$56,794
2Northwood University Midland, MI$77,647$81,870#2$64,100
3Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY$74,534$70,941#3$47,137
4Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY$70,727$67,317#6$42,717
5Lasell University Newton, MA$69,156$60,899#14$38,438
6Baylor University Waco, TX$67,066$68,186#4$43,414
7LIM College New York, NY$66,968$63,740#11$35,708
8Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$66,440$67,550#5$36,686
9Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$66,108$67,212#7$42,712
10Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA$62,392$57,387#22$44,823
…
30Berkeley College-New York New York, NY$51,653$49,163#32$33,740
31Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$51,355$47,303#35$41,181
32Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI$51,020$53,795#25$33,121
33Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$47,823$48,622#34$32,444
34Ball State University Muncie, IN$47,584$51,049#30$35,904
35Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ$47,104$41,342#41$36,748
36Dominican University River Forest, IL$47,078$46,254#38$29,907

Other Majors at Sam Houston State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,727$45,401#138 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$93,904$72,116#19 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,697$82,463#293 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,544$49,623#29 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$73,734$47,676#121 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,388$53,281#297 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$72,059$52,772#432 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$67,729$63,369#8 of 10
Business/Managerial Economics$67,464—#67 of 84
Business/Commerce$63,837$44,700#169 of 271
Agricultural Business and Management$62,302$47,907#50 of 77
Mathematics$61,617$48,114#242 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,464$45,602#741 of 1176
International Business$61,186$35,116#101 of 115
Agriculture$60,598—#9 of 43
Music$58,743$59,926#12 of 268
Human Resources Management and Services$57,689$43,750#171 of 187
Chemistry$57,410$43,940#175 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,341$37,005#178 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$57,019$39,959#108 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$56,225$52,792#86 of 207
Geography and Cartography$56,151$35,936#80 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$55,954—#105 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,894—#418 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,647$40,562#121 of 225
Marketing$55,522$39,218#454 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,155$40,077#178 of 275
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,816$43,509#201 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,082$41,112#198 of 476
Biology$53,165$32,915#596 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sam Houston State University specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $32,444 one year after graduating and $47,823 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sam Houston State University rank for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations?

Among 42 colleges reporting earnings for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations graduates, Sam Houston State University ranks #33 by median pay four years after graduation, and #34 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations at Sam Houston State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% less than the national median for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations ($59,631), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Sam Houston State University · 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.