General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at University of Houston

Houston, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

$50,957
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$72,199
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$75,399
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 27
Rank by pay
#16 of 27
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,138
Median federal debt

University of Houston graduates in general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Houston 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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13University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK$75,796$85,101#9$59,698
14East Carolina University Greenville, NC$74,557$80,010#13$52,684
15Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL$73,435$83,355#11$46,303
16University of Houston Houston, TX$72,199$73,405#16$50,957
17University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$70,867$75,626#15$49,605
18University of Hartford West Hartford, CT$70,124$63,134#22$42,956
19University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$68,903$65,817#21$51,066

Other Majors at University of Houston by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Chemical Engineering$110,184$84,468#14 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,399$86,136#42 of 258
Computer Engineering$107,283$80,438#87 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$98,790$72,381#124 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$97,201$73,694#10 of 43
Industrial Engineering$94,814$76,147#58 of 94
Petroleum Engineering$94,651$52,295#17 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$93,275$74,043#122 of 318
Management Information Systems and Services$91,983$65,574#47 of 166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,276$85,740#312 of 966
Civil Engineering$89,653$74,822#60 of 233
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$87,022$74,835#19 of 46
Physics$86,078—#34 of 107
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$84,692$61,163#24 of 61
Accounting and Related Services$84,668$48,942#186 of 796
Computer Systems Analysis$82,416$55,565#7 of 24
Biotechnology$78,750$49,916#5 of 13
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$78,396$56,527#20 of 27
Economics$78,204$50,820#195 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,009$54,041#222 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,125$49,192#282 of 1176
Architecture$70,616$49,388#22 of 78
Human Resources Management and Services$69,010$46,700#85 of 187
Chemistry$68,504$50,717#87 of 209
Marketing$68,139$46,927#228 of 516
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$68,127—#30 of 138
Design and Applied Arts$64,612$47,461#48 of 299
Business/Corporate Communications$64,374$45,997#9 of 25
Mathematics$62,833$54,710#230 of 309
Political Science and Government$61,533$36,413#292 of 565

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Houston general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,957 one year after graduating and $72,199 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Houston rank for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations?

Among 27 colleges reporting earnings for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations graduates, University of Houston ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #16 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations at University of Houston worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations ($75,399), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,138.

← All data for University of Houston · 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.