2025 Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

If you pursue a associate degree in general business administration and management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for general business administration and management students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,756 associate degrees in general business administration and management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Business Administration and Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general business administration and management for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 general business administration and management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general business administration and management students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 general business administration and management related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Business Administration and Management Schools

The business administration 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 General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools in Arizona.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Business Administration and Management in Arizona

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

Top Arizona Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,696 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in general business administration and management has to check out University of Phoenix - Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from University of Phoenix - Arizona

2

Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

151 Annual Graduates

Mesa Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general business administration and management. Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Mesa Community College

3

Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Rio Salado College is a wonderful option for individuals interested in an associate degree in general business administration and management. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Rio Salado College

4

Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

185 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general business administration and management needs to look into Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public college located in the city of Chandler.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Chandler-Gilbert Community College

5

American InterContinental University - Online
Chandler, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

956 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from American InterContinental University - Online

6

Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Scottsdale Community College

7

Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Phoenix College

8

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

152 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Pima Community College

9

Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Coconino Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Flagstaff.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Coconino Community College

Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	3,140
New Mexico	255	420
Oklahoma	222	782

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Leadership	218
Operations Management	16
Supply Chain Management	13
Science/Technology Management	7
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	3
Project Management	2

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.