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Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

141 Colleges
$29,854 Avg Salary
$20,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 129,162 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 141 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Out of the 141 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

The New School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The excellent associate degree programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

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#7

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Montgomery County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

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Delaware County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

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#12

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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#13

Allegany College of Maryland

Cumberland, MD

Allegany College of Maryland landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

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#14

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Middlesex County College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Edison.

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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Strayer University - Global Region came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#18

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Essex County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#19

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

With a ranking of #19, County College of Morris did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#20

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

With a ranking of #20, Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #21, Thomas Edison State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
22 Strayer University - Maryland Suitland, MD
23 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
24 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
25 Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA
26 College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD
27 Strayer University - Pennsylvania Trevose, PA
28 Frederick Community College Frederick, MD

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 16,821
Pennsylvania 31,766
New York 50,069
Maryland 14,316
Delaware 3,109
District of Columbia 6,974

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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