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Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

65 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 North Carolina with 19,372 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

About 71% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 65 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Out of the 65 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 137 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Central Piedmont Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - North Carolina is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 104 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Strayer University - North Carolina, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

About 74% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Forsyth Tech, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Miller-Motte College Wilmington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. MMC Wilmington is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

Women make up 83% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#9

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

Wayne Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wayne Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Goldsboro.

Women make up 77% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the state of North Carolina that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina award.

Rank College Location
11 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC
12 Gaston College Dallas, NC
12 Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 27 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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