Retailing and Retail Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to perform operations associated with retail sales in a variety of settings. Includes instruction in over-the-counter and other direct sales operations in business settings, basic bookkeeping principles, customer service, team/staff leadership and supervision, floor management, and applicable technical skills.

Numbers at a glance

339th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
6
Colleges offer it
337
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
87
Women
250

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
University of South Carolina-Columbia130
University of Wisconsin-Madison115
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities69
Central Washington University7
Average public university graduating class: 80 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Bellevue University12
Southern New Hampshire University4
Average private university graduating class: 8 students.

O's Insights on Retailing and Retail Operations

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 95% of graduates come from public universities.

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