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General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations bachelor's degree outcomes at American Public University System

Name: General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree outcomes at American Public University System
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit · Federal field 5218

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

The comparison evidence is incomplete.

Open the available cost, debt and cohort measures below before drawing a conclusion.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not available: earnings are missing
10-year scenario: Not available: earnings are missing
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$65,639 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

25Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

25Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$34,808Informational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$9,597

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$45,429

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$482/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$9,597Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$18,768Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE57.2%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$65,639Year 1

Not availableYear 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available

Estimated loan payment$482

25borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $75,399

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$39,740 median wageWV estimate · 7,420 jobs · 41-1011-3.7% projected U.S. growth · 113.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentWholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 13-1022Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,560 median wageWV estimate · 3,220 jobs · 41-4012-0.9% projected U.S. growth · 99.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$62,970 median wageWV estimate · 510 jobs · 41-1012+0.5% projected U.S. growth · 21.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$50,240 median wageWV estimate · 2,130 jobs · 41-3091+2.7% projected U.S. growth · 115.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSales and Related Workers, All Other$30,790 median wageWV estimate · 180 jobs · 41-9099+1.1% projected U.S. growth · 13.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm ProductsNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 13-1023Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,480 median wageWV estimate · 420 jobs · 25-1011+5.9% projected U.S. growth · 7.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$97,230 median wageWV estimate · 760 jobs · 41-4011+1.2% projected U.S. growth · 23.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeTravel Agents$44,760 median wageWV estimate · 250 jobs · 41-3041+0.2% projected U.S. growth · 5.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentAdvertising Sales Agents$44,700 median wageWV estimate · 290 jobs · 41-3011-7.2% projected U.S. growth · 7.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDemonstrators and Product Promoters$39,320 median wageU.S. estimate · 64,520 jobs · 41-9011+0.2% projected U.S. growth · 11.4k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential

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