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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$6,331 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,854 Avg Salary

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

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 13,660 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Anoka-Ramsey Community College the best value school in Minnesota for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 per year.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

M State undergraduate students pay an average of $5,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.

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#5

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Normandale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,789 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Normandale Community College also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.

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Alexandria Technical & 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ATCC also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Iowa 8,473
South Dakota 1,444
Missouri 15,273
Nebraska 6,221
North Dakota 1,892

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 15 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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