2025 Best Retail Management Associate Degree Schools in California

Retail Management is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #428 out of the 1020 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for retail management students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 associate degrees in retail management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Retail Management School for Your Associate Degree

The retail management 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

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

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 retail management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of retail 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized retail management related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Retail 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 Retail Management Associate Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Retail Management in California

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

Top California Schools for an Associate in Retail Management

1

Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Saddleback College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in retail management. Saddleback College is a large public college located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.More information about a associate in retail management from Saddleback College

2

Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in retail management needs to look into Cerritos College. Located in the large suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in retail management from Cerritos College

3

American River College
Sacramento, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

American River College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in retail management. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in retail management from American River College

4

Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Mt. San Antonio College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in retail management. Mt. SAC is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Walnut.More information about a associate in retail management from Mt. San Antonio College

5

Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

SAC is a very large public college located in the city of Santa Ana.More information about a associate in retail management from Santa Ana College

6

Fresno City College
Fresno, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in retail management from Fresno City College

7

West Hills College-Coalinga
Coalinga, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Coalinga, West Hills College-Coalinga is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in retail management from West Hills College-Coalinga

Best Retail Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Retail Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	288	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Retail Management

Retail Management is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	17,890
Office Administration	253
Supply Chain Management	107
E-Commerce	1

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.