2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Maine

Ranked #3 in popularity, business administration & management 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 5 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for business administration & management students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 244 associate degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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

The business administration associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality 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.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 business administration & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other business administration & 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt business administration & management students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

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 Maine 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 Maine

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

Top Maine Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME

109 Annual Graduates

$32,052 Median Starting Salary

Southern Maine Community College is a wonderful option for students pursuing an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the business administration program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,052.

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

2

York County Community College
Wells, ME

15 Annual Graduates

$40,980 Median Starting Salary

York County Community College is a great choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the small suburb of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from York County Community College get an earnings boost of around $3,714 above the average earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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

3

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME

59 Annual Graduates

$37,958 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Central Maine Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Central Maine Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of Auburn.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn about $37,958 in their early career salary.

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

4

Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, ME

18 Annual Graduates

$38,076 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management needs to check out Northern Maine Community College. Located in the remote town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the business administration program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,076.

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

5

Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor, ME

24 Annual Graduates

Eastern Maine Community College is a small public college located in the city of Bangor.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Eastern Maine Community College

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	1,083
Connecticut	101	193
New Hampshire	80	951
Rhode Island	70	40
Vermont	58	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	244

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	44
Marketing	13
Hospitality Management	9
Entrepreneurial Studies	3

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.