2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

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 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 322 associate degrees in business administration & management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

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

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

The business administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota.

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

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

10 Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN

36 Annual Graduates

$45,143 Median Starting Salary

Dakota County Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management major at Dakota County Technical College make $7,170 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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

2

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

48 Annual Graduates

$43,736 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Rasmussen University - Minnesota if you want to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Rasmussen University - Minnesota earn $5,763 more than the average business administration student.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

3

Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN

22 Annual Graduates

$43,642 Median Starting Salary

Rochester Community and Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Rochester Community and Technical College receive $5,669 more than the standard business administration student.

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

4

North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN

13 Annual Graduates

$47,361 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat North Hennepin Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from North Hennepin Community College receive $9,388 more than the average business administration grad.

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

5

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

22 Annual Graduates

Century College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Century College

6

Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, MN

29 Annual Graduates

$40,898 Median Starting Salary

Located in the rural area of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Minnesota West Community and Technical College earn $2,925 more than the average business administration grad.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Minnesota West Community and Technical College

7

Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN

20 Annual Graduates

$35,155 Median Starting Salary

ATCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Alexandria.

After graduation, business administration associate recipients typically make around $35,155 in their early careers.

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

8

Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona, MN

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Minnesota State College Southeast

9

Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN

11 Annual Graduates

Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Hennepin Technical College

10

Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN

28 Annual Graduates

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

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	146	258
Missouri	117	470
Iowa	116	329
Nebraska	98	425
South Dakota	93	62
North Dakota	92	107

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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	270
Office Administration	46
Supply Chain Management	4
E-Commerce	1
Retail Management	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	382
Accounting	307
Marketing	88
General Sales & Marketing	76
Human Resource Management	64
Construction Management	62
Management Information Systems	41
Business Support & Assistant Services	36
Finance & Financial Management	25
Hospitality Management	12

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.