How much do specialized sales and merchandising graduates earn in Pennsylvania?

The median across 5 Pennsylvania specialized sales and merchandising bachelor's programs is $40,407 in the first year after graduating and $55,073 five years after.

Specialized Sales and Merchandising (Bachelor's) Programs in Pennsylvania, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which Pennsylvania specialized sales and merchandising program has the lowest debt?

Saint Joseph's University reports the lowest median federal debt, $26,500, with first-year pay of $56,794.

Q: How many specialized sales and merchandising bachelor's programs are in Pennsylvania?

5 Pennsylvania programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Pennsylvania specialized sales and merchandising bachelor's program pays its graduates $40,407 in their first year, $4,601 more than the national median. Saint Joseph's University reports the highest first-year pay ($56,794), and Saint Joseph's University the lowest median debt ($26,500).

Median first-year pay$40,407National $35,806

Median pay after 5 years$55,073National $48,340

Median federal debt$26,950National $26,850

Debt-to-earnings66%National 72%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$56,794	$85,961	$26,500	47%
2	Immaculata UniversityImmaculata · private nonprofit	$47,289	Not reported	$27,000	57%
3	Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$40,407	$58,144	$26,750	66%
4	Mercyhurst UniversityErie · private nonprofit	$29,078	$52,001	$26,950	93%
5	Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana · public	$27,467	$45,733	$27,000	98%

Debt and first-year pay at every Pennsylvania specialized sales and merchandising program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Pennsylvania medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Saint Joseph's University$56,794
Immaculata University$47,289
Thomas Jefferson University$40,407
Mercyhurst University$29,078
Indiana University of Pennsylvania$27,467

Lowest median debt

Saint Joseph's University$26,500
Thomas Jefferson University$26,750
Mercyhurst University$26,950
Immaculata University$27,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to specialized sales and merchandising, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$66,130

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 51,270 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 99,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $38,980Top 10%: $132,420

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,690

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 40,970 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $30,830Top 10%: $73,880

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$68,760

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 31,040 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 82,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $34,160Top 10%: $128,810

Buyers and Purchasing Agents

$73,550

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 17,430 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $44,470Top 10%: $121,520

Common questions

Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia reports the highest median first-year pay, $56,794. Its median federal debt is $26,500.

Specialized Sales and Merchandising (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked44 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Pennsylvania rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the specialized sales and merchandising bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024