2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 27 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,552 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 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.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

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 Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

10 Top Texas Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

864 Annual Graduates

$34,732 Median Starting Salary

Houston Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Houston Community College earn $2,783 more than the standard business administration grad.

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

2

Lee College
Baytown, TX

236 Annual Graduates

Lee College is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Lee College

3

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

243 Annual Graduates

$42,440 Median Starting Salary

El Centro College is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in business administration & management. El Centro College is a very large public college located in the city of Dallas.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from El Centro College receive $10,491 more than the typical business administration student.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from El Centro College

4

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

194 Annual Graduates

$43,700 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Tarrant County College District if you want to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Tarrant County College District make $11,751 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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

5

Odessa College
Odessa, TX

165 Annual Graduates

$35,507 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Odessa, Odessa College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Odessa College make $3,558 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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

6

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

32 Annual Graduates

Austin Community College District is a very large public college located in the large city of Austin.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Austin Community College District

7

Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX

180 Annual Graduates

$41,126 Median Starting Salary

North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Lone Star College System get an earnings boost of approximately $9,177 over the typical earnings of business administration & management majors.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Lone Star College System

8

Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX

73 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Alvin Community College

9

Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX

149 Annual Graduates

$32,969 Median Starting Salary

Amarillo College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $32,969 for their early career.

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

10

Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX

61 Annual Graduates

Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of McKinney.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Collin County Community College District

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	169	3,198
New Mexico	140	434
Oklahoma	136	782

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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	3,382
Supply Chain Management	110
Office Administration	40
Transportation/Mobility Management	16
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	3,096
Accounting	480
Business Support & Assistant Services	266
Real Estate	136
Hospitality Management	117
Marketing	73
Human Resource Management	45
Construction Management	43
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	33
International Business	31

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.