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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$14,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,854 Avg Salary

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

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in Indiana with 18,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Indiana. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IWU are $9,239 per year.

IWU also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

Out of the 17 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent associate degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Indiana.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trine are $9,576 a year.

Trine also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #4.

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Fort-Wayne, Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana Tech - CPS are $10,224 per year.

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#7

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vincennes University are $6,449 a year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Vincennes University Report

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Northwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Northwest are $7,827 a year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Indiana University - Northwest Report

#9

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global 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 small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue University Global are $10,125 a year.

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#10

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

Purdue University Fort Wayne 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 #10 on the list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $8,857 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20,858
Ohio 25,288
Illinois 29,314
Wisconsin 13,275

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 17 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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