2024 Best Project Management Associate Degree Schools

Project Management isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #492 in popularity out of 1020 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of project management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 associate degrees in project management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on project management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of project management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized project management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for project management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The project management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Project Management Associate Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Project Management in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in project management.

Top Schools for an Associate in Project Management

1

Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Columbia Basin College is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in project management. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in project management from Columbia Basin College

2

Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Saint Paul College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in project management. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a associate in project management from Saint Paul College

Project Management by Region

View the Best Project Management Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Project Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Project Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Project Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	59,941
Office Administration	1,239
Interior Design Management	1,064
Supply Chain Management	828
Organizational Leadership	193
Operations Management	185
Transportation/Mobility Management	129
Retail Management	68
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	34
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	15

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.