2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

If you pursue a associate degree in business administration & management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 17 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,041 associate degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

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.

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 business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for 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 Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in New Jersey

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

10 Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Essex County College
Newark, NJ

140 Annual Graduates

$32,638 Median Starting Salary

Essex County College is a wonderful choice for students interested in an associate degree in business administration & management. Essex is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Newark.

Associate students who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $32,638 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Essex County College

2

Middlesex County College
Edison, NJ

229 Annual Graduates

$33,090 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management has to look into Middlesex County College. Middlesex County College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Edison.

Associate students who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $33,090 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Middlesex County College

3

Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ

43 Annual Graduates

$45,973 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management needs to look into Thomas Edison State University. TESU is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Trenton.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Thomas Edison State University earn $13,607 more than the typical business administration grad.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Thomas Edison State University

4

Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ

199 Annual Graduates

$29,330 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Ocean County College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. OCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Toms River.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $29,330 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Ocean County College

5

Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ

107 Annual Graduates

$27,155 Median Starting Salary

Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the business administration program make about $27,155 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Atlantic Cape Community College

6

County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ

206 Annual Graduates

$25,607 Median Starting Salary

County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Randolph.

Soon after graduating, business administration associate recipients generally earn around $25,607 in the first five years of their career.

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7

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

233 Annual Graduates

$33,473 Median Starting Salary

Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Lincroft.

Associate students who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $33,473 for their early career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Brookdale Community College

8

Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ

45 Annual Graduates

$29,110 Median Starting Salary

$17,167 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the business administration program state that they receive average early career income of $29,110.

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9

Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ

80 Annual Graduates

$33,785 Median Starting Salary

Mercer County Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of West Windsor.

Associate students who receive their degree from the business administration program make about $33,785 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Mercer County Community College

10

Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ

125 Annual Graduates

$33,780 Median Starting Salary

Camden County College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn an average of $33,780 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Camden County College

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	5,486
Pennsylvania	179	1,388
Maryland	126	248
Delaware	60	107
District of Columbia	36	15

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	2,026
Supply Chain Management	15

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	443
Accounting	174
Management Information Systems	79
Hospitality Management	69
Marketing	33
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	23
Finance & Financial Management	22
Human Resource Management	8
Business Support & Assistant Services	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	5

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.