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

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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 221 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs 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 Southeast Region

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

Top 25 Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

Our analysis found University of Management and Technology to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

University of Charleston 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

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Strayer University - Georgia 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Atlanta, Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Chattahoochee Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northern Virginia Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

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With a ranking of #11, Herzing University - Atlanta did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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John Tyler 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 #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Herzing University - Kenner ranked #13 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Herzing University - Kenner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kenner.

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West Georgia Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

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Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Herzing University - Birmingham 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 #16 on the list. Herzing University - Birmingham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

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Tidewater Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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Strayer University - South Carolina 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 Greenville, Strayer University - South Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#19

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, VA

With a ranking of #19, Reynolds Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

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Strayer University - Virginia came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical 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 #21 on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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With a ranking of #24, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#25

Thomas More University

Crestview Hills, KY

Thomas More University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Crestview Hills.

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Rest of the Top Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

#27

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA
#28

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY
#29

Strayer University - Alabama

Birmingham, AL
#32

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS
#33

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

Honorable Mentions

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 Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
34 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN
35 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
36 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
37 Strayer University - Mississippi Jackson, MS
38 Strayer University - Florida Tampa, FL
39 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
40 Bryan College - Dayton Dayton, TN
41 DeVry University - Florida Miramar, FL
42 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
43 NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR
44 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 19,372
West Virginia 7,145
South Carolina 10,000
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Mississippi 6,031
Louisiana 10,068
Alabama 13,789
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909

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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