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2025 Best Small Business Administration/Management Schools

12 Colleges in the United States
2,815 Small Business Administration/Management Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in small business administration/management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #486 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Small Business Administration/Management Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,815 degrees in small business administration/management annually.

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Choosing a Great Small Business Administration/Management School

Best Small Business Administration/Management Schools Your choice of small business administration/management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for small business administration/management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Small Business Administration/Management Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Small Business Administration/Management
Bachelor's Degrees in Small Business Administration/Management

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Small Business Administration/Management Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Small Business Administration/Management in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of small business administration/management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Small Business Administration/Management

1
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College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
33 Small Business Administration/Management Degrees Awarded

College of the Canyons is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in small business administration/management. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 99th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 33 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at College of the Canyons in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
88 Small Business Administration/Management Degrees Awarded

Miami University - Hamilton is a good option for students interested in a degree in small business administration/management. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public university located in the large suburb of Hamilton. This university ranks 59th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 88 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Hamilton in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA
36 Small Business Administration/Management Degrees Awarded

Mt. San Antonio College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in small business administration/management. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Walnut. A Best Colleges rank of #783 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mt. SAC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 36 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Mt. SAC in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Johnson & Wales University - Online is a good option for students interested in a degree in small business administration/management. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 19 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at JWU Online in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
294 Small Business Administration/Management Degrees Awarded

Seminole State is a fairly large public college located in the city of Sanford. A Best Colleges rank of #300 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Seminole State is a great college overall.

There were about 294 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Seminole State in the most recent year we have data available.

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American River College
Sacramento, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 116th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 18 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at American River in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JWU Charlotte is a great university overall.

There were about 16 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
81 Small Business Administration/Management Degrees Awarded

Miami University - Middletown is a small public university located in the small suburb of Middletown. This university ranks 57th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 81 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Middletown in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
38.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #468 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cuyahoga Community College District is a great college overall.

There were roughly 26 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Cuyahoga Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 83rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 19 small business administration/management students who graduated with this degree at BMCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Small Business Administration/Management by Region

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Small Business Administration/Management is one of 4 different types of Entrepreneurial Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Entrepreneurship 8,911
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 414
Social Entrepreneurship 84
Franchising and Franchise Operations 17

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