2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
El Centro College also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Odessa College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Odessa College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Odessa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Odessa College are $4,398 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.
Rio Salado College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
Rio Salado College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Houston Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
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Collin County Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 a year.
Collin County Community College District not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 a year.
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Del Mar 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. DMC is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMC are $5,930 a year.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year.
UOPX - Arizona also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX |
| 12 | Tulsa Community College | Tulsa, OK |
| 13 | Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe, NM |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 27,341 |
| Texas | 52,072 |
| New Mexico | 2,360 |
| Oklahoma | 7,959 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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.
- 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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