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

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 19 schools in Pennsylvania 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 2,441 associate degrees in business, management & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The business, management & marketing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business, management & marketing 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 account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 much a school focuses on business, management & marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business, management & marketing 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 much debt business, management & marketing 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, 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.

More Ways to Rank Business, Management & Marketing 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, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

1

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

238 Annual Graduates

Community College of Philadelphia is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Community College of Philadelphia

2

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

269 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing needs to look into Harrisburg Area Community College. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Harrisburg Area Community College

3

Delaware County Community College
Media, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

160 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing needs to check out Delaware County Community College. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Media.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Delaware County Community College

4

Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

209 Annual Graduates

Montgomery County Community College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Montco is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Blue Bell.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Montgomery County Community College

5

Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

175 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Community College of Allegheny County

6

Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

185 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Bucks County Community College

7

Reading Area Community College
Reading, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

92 Annual Graduates

RACC is a small public college located in the small city of Reading.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Reading Area Community College

8

Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Peirce is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Peirce College

9

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the small city of Lancaster.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

10

Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

149 Annual Graduates

Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Bethlehem.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Northampton County Area Community College

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	36	9,152
New Jersey	35	3,155
Maryland	33	2,164
Delaware	21	253
District of Columbia	13	390

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,153
General Business/Commerce	853
Accounting	210
Hospitality Management	82
Human Resource Management	49
Entrepreneurial Studies	27
Business Support & Assistant Services	25
General Sales & Marketing	13
Construction Management	9
Marketing	8

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.