2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,920 associate degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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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 consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various 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 complete 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

289 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Utah Valley University if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Utah Valley University

2

Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to check out Colorado Mountain College. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Colorado Mountain College

3

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

271 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Salt Lake Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Salt Lake Community College

4

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

141 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Weber State University if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Weber State University

5

Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Colorado Christian University

6

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

293 Annual Graduates

BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Rexburg.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Brigham Young University - Idaho

7

Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Western Wyoming Community College

8

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

105 Annual Graduates

CWI is a fairly large public college located in the rural area of Nampa.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from College of Western Idaho

9

College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Twin Falls.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from College of Southern Idaho

10

Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public college located in the remote town of Sheridan.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Northern Wyoming Community College District

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	35	1,643
Idaho	35	504
Wyoming	32	206
Montana	30	151
Colorado	28	2,073

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,540
General Business/Commerce	543
Accounting	445
General Sales & Marketing	68
Business/Managerial Economics	58
Marketing	55
Hospitality Management	50
Entrepreneurial Studies	46
Business Support & Assistant Services	45
Construction Management	27

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.