2025 Best Office Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Ranked #98 in popularity, office administration is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for office administration students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 113 associate degrees in office administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Office Administration School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of office administration for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality office management program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 office administration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other office administration 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 office administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for office administration students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Office Administration Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Office Administration 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 Office Administration in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in office administration.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Office Management

1

Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Gateway Technical College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in office administration. Gateway Technical College is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Kenosha.More information about a associate in office administration from Gateway Technical College

2

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Madison Area Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in office administration. Madison College is a large public college located in the large city of Madison.More information about a associate in office administration from Madison Area Technical College

3

Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Western Technical College is a wonderful option for individuals interested in an associate degree in office administration. Western Technical College is a small public college located in the city of La Crosse.More information about a associate in office administration from Western Technical College

4

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Fox Valley Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in office administration. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in office administration from Fox Valley Technical College

5

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in office administration from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

6

Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in office administration from Northcentral Technical College

7

Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in office administration from Waukesha County Technical College

8

Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Washtenaw Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.More information about a associate in office administration from Washtenaw Community College

9

Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in office administration from Blackhawk Technical College

10

Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Moraine Park Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of Fond du Lac.More information about a associate in office administration from Moraine Park Technical College

Best Office Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best office administration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	23
Michigan	410	36
Illinois	267	2
Wisconsin	224	97

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Rankings in Majors Related to Office Management

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

Majors Similar to Office Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	7,466
Interior Design Management	322
Supply Chain Management	228
Operations Management	33
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	7
Transportation/Mobility Management	7
Organizational Leadership	7
Project Management	3
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	1
E-Commerce	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). More about our data sources and methodologies.