2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a associate degree in business, management & marketing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 29 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for business, management & marketing students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4,331 associate degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 school'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 Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools 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 the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing.

10 Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,427 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southern New Hampshire University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Manchester.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Southern New Hampshire University

2

Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

139 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Middlesex Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Middlesex Community College

3

Post University
Waterbury, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

197 Annual Graduates

Post University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the medium-sized city of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Post University

4

Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

172 Annual Graduates

Bunker Hill Community College is a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. BHCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Bunker Hill Community College

5

Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

129 Annual Graduates

Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Quinsigamond Community College

6

Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

100 Annual Graduates

Bristol is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Fall River.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Bristol Community College

7

Granite State College
Manchester, NH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

GSC is a small public college located in the midsize city of Manchester.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Granite State College

8

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

118 Annual Graduates

SMCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of South Portland.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Southern Maine Community College

9

Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Massachusetts Bay Community College

10

Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Annual Graduates

STCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Springfield Technical Community College

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management & marketing colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	35	1,679
Connecticut	33	907
New Hampshire	31	1,475
Maine	26	292
Rhode Island	25	210
Vermont	19	147

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,254
General Business/Commerce	836
Accounting	772
Marketing	174
Hospitality Management	74
Management Information Systems	54
Business Support & Assistant Services	42
Finance & Financial Management	30
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	23
Construction Management	21

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.