Which Texas specialized sales and merchandising program has the lowest debt?

TCU reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,500, with first-year pay of $42,712.

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

The median across 8 Texas specialized sales and merchandising bachelor's programs is $35,993 in the first year after graduating and $55,937 five years after.

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

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

8 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

8 programs report first-year pay
7 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 Texas specialized sales and merchandising bachelor's program pays its graduates $35,993 in their first year, $187 more than the national median. Baylor University reports the highest first-year pay ($43,414), and TCU the lowest median debt ($19,500).

Median first-year pay$35,993National $35,806

Median pay after 5 years$55,937National $48,340

Median federal debt$23,115National $26,850

Debt-to-earnings61%National 72%

All 8 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	Baylor UniversityWaco · private nonprofit	$43,414	$77,422	$23,115	53%
2	TCUFort Worth · private nonprofit	$42,712	$52,239	$19,500	46%
3	UNTDenton · public	$39,787	$56,709	$23,250	58%
4	Texas TechLubbock · public	$36,686	$53,186	$22,317	61%
5	Texas Woman's UniversityDenton · public	$35,299	$57,539	$23,108	65%
6	Texas StateSan Marcos · public	$33,040	$58,224	$24,156	73%
7	Sam Houston StateHuntsville · public	$32,444	$55,164	$27,000	83%
8	Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches · public	$31,329	$50,026	Not reported	Not reported

Stephen F. Austin reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Baylor University$43,414
TCU$42,712
UNT$39,787
Texas Tech$36,686
Texas Woman's University$35,299

Lowest median debt

TCU$19,500
Texas Tech$22,317
Texas Woman's University$23,108
Baylor University$23,115
UNT$23,250

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

$65,970

Median pay in Texas. 95,670 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $36,380Top 10%: $137,020

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,280

Median pay in Texas. 103,410 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $28,780Top 10%: $74,840

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$72,520

Median pay in Texas. 63,350 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $37,640Top 10%: $135,710

Buyers and Purchasing Agents

$76,050

Median pay in Texas. 44,030 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $47,760Top 10%: $124,140

Common questions

Baylor University in Waco reports the highest median first-year pay, $43,414. Its median federal debt is $23,115.

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 Texas 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