2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

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 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,245 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 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 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 South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

1

Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Bob Jones University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Bob Jones University

2

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

133 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Greenville Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Greenville Technical College

3

Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

111 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Piedmont Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Piedmont Technical College is a small public college located in the distant town of Greenwood.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Piedmont Technical College

4

Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Horry-Georgetown Technical College

5

Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

MTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of West Columbia.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Midlands Technical College

6

Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

87 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Spartanburg Community College

7

Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Annual Graduates

TCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize suburb of Pendleton.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Tri-County Technical College

8

York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

76 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from York Technical College

9

Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Central Carolina Technical College

10

University of South Carolina - Lancaster
Lancaster, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

USC Lancaster is a small public university located in the town of Lancaster.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from University of South Carolina - Lancaster

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	37	1,053
Georgia	34	2,553
Virginia	34	2,870
Arkansas	33	824
Florida	32	2,589
North Carolina	30	2,418
Kentucky	30	643
Tennessee	30	1,056
West Virginia	29	1,000
Louisiana	26	931
Alabama	24	925

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	481
Business Administration & Management	358
Accounting	172
Business Support & Assistant Services	126
General Sales & Marketing	71
Hospitality Management	33
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	4

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.