2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Ranked #3 in popularity, business, management & marketing is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 16 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of business, management & marketing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,147 associate degrees in business, management & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Business, Management & Marketing School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business, management & marketing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other business, management & marketing 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 easy is it for business, management & marketing 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, management & marketing related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in Wisconsin

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

10 Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

201 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing needs to look into Gateway Technical College. Located in the city of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Gateway Technical College

2

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

144 Annual Graduates

Madison Area Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Madison Area Technical College

3

Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

122 Annual Graduates

Western Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Western Technical College

4

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

248 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to check out Milwaukee Area Technical College. MATC is a large public college located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Milwaukee Area Technical College

5

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

224 Annual Graduates

FVTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Fox Valley Technical College

6

Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Annual Graduates

North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Wausau.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Northcentral Technical College

7

Herzing University - Madison
Madison, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Herzing University - Madison

8

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

221 Annual Graduates

NWTC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

9

Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

148 Annual Graduates

WCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Waukesha County Technical College

10

Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

165 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Chippewa Valley Technical College

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	38	2,588
Ohio	36	4,514
Indiana	35	2,572
Illinois	30	2,165

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	987
Accounting	399
Human Resource Management	218
Marketing	127
Business Support & Assistant Services	114
General Sales & Marketing	63
General Business/Commerce	58
Hospitality Management	53
Entrepreneurial Studies	45
Finance & Financial Management	35

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar. More about our data sources and methodologies.