2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,016 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 host 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 schools for business, management & marketing students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Business, Management & Marketing Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top West Virginia Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

625 Annual Graduates

American Public University System is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from American Public University System

2

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a wonderful choice for students interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

3

Salem University
Salem, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Salem University if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Salem is a small private for-profit university located in the rural area of Salem.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Salem University

4

West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public university located in the rural area of Parkersburg.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from West Virginia University at Parkersburg

5

Glenville State College
Glenville, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote area of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Glenville State College

6

West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown
Morgantown, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

WVJC Morgantown is a small private for-profit college located in the small city of Morgantown.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges 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
Louisiana	26	931
South Carolina	26	1,288
Alabama	24	925

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	501
General Business/Commerce	358
Accounting	80
Real Estate	47
Hospitality Management	14
General Sales & Marketing	7
Business Support & Assistant Services	4
Human Resource Management	4
Finance & Financial Management	1

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.