2025 Best Small Business Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in small business administration/management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #206 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for small business administration/management students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 49 associate degrees in small business administration/management to qualified students.

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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 small business administration/management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of small business administration/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 small business administration/management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for small business administration/management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Small Business Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Small Business Administration/Management in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for small business administration/management students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Small Business Administration/Management

1

Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in small business administration/management has to check out Cuyahoga Community College District. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public college located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a associate in small business administration/management from Cuyahoga Community College District

2

Delta College
University Center, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Delta College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in small business administration/management. Delta College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of University Center.More information about a associate in small business administration/management from Delta College

Best Small Business Administration/Management Colleges by State

Explore the best small business administration/management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	18
Michigan	410	18
Illinois	267	11
Wisconsin	224	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Small Business Administration/Management

One of 4 majors within the Entrepreneurial Studies area of study, Small Business Administration/Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Entrepreneurship	131
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	6

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).
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