by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for business, management & marketing students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13,993 associate degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The business, management & marketing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business, management & marketing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business, management & marketing students working on their associate degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at Ivy Tech Community College. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Ivy Tech Community College
It is difficult to beat Gateway Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Gateway Technical College is a large public college located in the city of Kenosha.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Gateway Technical College
Madison Area Technical College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Madison College is a large public college located in the city of Madison.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Madison Area Technical College
Western Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of La Crosse.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Western Technical College
Located in the city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Northwood University
Purdue University Global is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Purdue University Global
Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Sinclair Community College
Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Milwaukee Area Technical College
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Fox Valley Technical College
Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Northcentral Technical College
Davenport University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Davenport University
Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Herzing University - Madison
Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from College of DuPage
Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Rasmussen University - Illinois
Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
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Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ferris State University | Big Rapids, MI |
| 18 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL |
| 19 | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH |
| 20 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
| 21 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire, WI |
| 22 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL |
| 23 | Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland, WI |
| 24 | Franklin University | Columbus, OH |
| 25 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, OH |
| 26 | Macomb Community College | Warren, MI |
| 27 | Blackhawk Technical College | Janesville, WI |
Explore the best business, management & marketing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 8,188 |
| Accounting | 1,910 |
| General Business/Commerce | 1,700 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 569 |
| Human Resource Management | 369 |
| Marketing | 290 |
| Hospitality Management | 273 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 186 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 180 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 79 |
