2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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.

College Factual looked at 21 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,682 associate degrees in business administration & management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 school'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 colleges for business administration & management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in North Carolina

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

10 Top North Carolina Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC

171 Annual Graduates

$37,124 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management has to take a look at Wake Technical Community College. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Wake Technical Community College make $4,082 more than the standard business administration graduate.

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

2

South Piedmont Community College
Polkton, NC

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business administration & management has to take a look at South Piedmont Community College. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from South Piedmont Community College

3

Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC

90 Annual Graduates

$36,962 Median Starting Salary

Central Piedmont Community College is a wonderful option for students interested in an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Central Piedmont Community College get an earnings boost of around $3,920 over the average earnings of business administration & management majors.

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

4

Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC

76 Annual Graduates

$39,760 Median Starting Salary

Forsyth Technical Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the large city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Forsyth Technical Community College make $6,718 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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

5

Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC

92 Annual Graduates

$35,156 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Pitt Community College receive $2,114 more than the typical business administration student.

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

6

Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC

76 Annual Graduates

$35,699 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Guilford Technical Community College receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,657 above the typical earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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

7

Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC

32 Annual Graduates

$41,425 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Hickory, CVCC is a public college with a small student population.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Catawba Valley Community College earn a boost of about $8,383 over the average income of business administration & management majors.

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

8

Davidson County Community College
Thomasville, NC

36 Annual Graduates

$41,278 Median Starting Salary

DCCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Thomasville.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Davidson County Community College make $8,236 more than the typical business administration student.

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

9

Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC

41 Annual Graduates

$31,162 Median Starting Salary

Southwestern Community College is a small public college located in the distant town of Sylva.

After graduation, business administration associate recipients typically earn about $31,162 at the beginning of their careers.

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

10

Lenoir Community College
Kinston, NC

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Lenoir Community College

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	207
Georgia	121	1,216
Florida	121	1,549
Arkansas	105	254
Tennessee	102	717
Virginia	97	2,151
West Virginia	92	482
Kentucky	90	521
Louisiana	80	119
South Carolina	77	446
Alabama	69	543

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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	1,486
Office Administration	123
Supply Chain Management	58
Operations Management	10
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	2
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	2
Interior Design Management	1

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	546
General Business/Commerce	163
Hospitality Management	39
Entrepreneurial Studies	26
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	14
Marketing	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.