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Best Value Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

With 348 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, specialized sales, merchandising and marketing is the #152 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for specialized marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Specialized Sales

#1

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Our analysis found Orange Coast College to be the best value school for specialized sales, merchandising and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Orange Coast College are $1,198 per year.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools in California list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Academy of Art University undergraduate students pay an average of $25,424 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools in California list. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIDM Los Angeles are $32,645 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, specialized marketing graduates from FIDM Los Angeles carry an average student debtload of $15,212. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $467, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 22
Oregon 4
Nevada 0

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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