2025 Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools

Meeting and Event Planning isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #441 in popularity out of 1020 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for meeting and event planning students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 associate degrees in meeting and event planning during the <nil> academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to meeting and event planning students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other meeting and event planning students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized meeting and event planning related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Meeting and Event Planning Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Meeting and Event Planning Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Meeting and Event Planning in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in meeting and event planning.

Top Schools for an Associate in Meeting and Event Planning

1

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in meeting and event planning. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in meeting and event planning from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

2

Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in meeting and event planning needs to take a look at Northampton County Area Community College. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Bethlehem.More information about a associate in meeting and event planning from Northampton County Area Community College

Meeting and Event Planning by Region

View the Best Meeting and Event Planning 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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Meeting and Event Planning Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Hospitality Management area of study, Meeting and Event Planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Meeting and Event Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management	1,066
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	301
Tourism and Travel Services Management	160
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	103
Restaurant/Food Services Management	87
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	85
Resort Management	26
Casino Management	1

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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