Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management

Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on product and service promotion from the perspective of individual and family consumers and that prepares individuals to function as consumer management and marketing consultants in for-profit and non-profit enterprises. Includes instruction in applied market research, consumer behavior, product sourcing and distribution, profitability, customer feedback and evaluation methods, promotion and retailing campaign development, and applications to specific domestic and international consumer markets.

Numbers at a glance

597th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
7
Colleges offer it
157
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
27
Women
130

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Oregon State University77
Purdue University-Main Campus44
Stephen F Austin State University1
Average public university graduating class: 41 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Savannah College of Art and Design16
Syracuse University16
Bradley University2
Madonna University1
Average private university graduating class: 9 students.

O's Insights on Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 78% of graduates come from public universities.