2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 65 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14,531 associate degrees in business, management & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business, management & marketing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other business, management & marketing students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business, management & marketing to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

13 Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,707 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Phoenix - Arizona if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from University of Phoenix - Arizona

2

South Texas College
McAllen, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

291 Annual Graduates

South Texas College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. South Texas College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of McAllen.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from South Texas College

3

Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

209 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing needs to look into Mesa Community College. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Mesa Community College

4

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

554 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat El Centro College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. El Centro College is a very large public college located in the city of Dallas.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from El Centro College

5

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1,056 Annual Graduates

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

6

Lee College
Baytown, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

243 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Lee College

7

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

273 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Central New Mexico Community College

8

Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

215 Annual Graduates

Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Chandler.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Chandler-Gilbert Community College

9

Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

88 Annual Graduates

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

10

Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

368 Annual Graduates

Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tulsa.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Tulsa Community College

11

American InterContinental University - Online
Chandler, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,171 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from American InterContinental University - Online

12

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

273 Annual Graduates

Tarrant County College is a very large public college located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Tarrant County College District

13

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

442 Annual Graduates

Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Austin Community College District

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank	College	Location
14	Brazosport College	Lake Jackson, TX
15	Rio Salado College	Tempe, AZ
16	Oklahoma City Community College	Oklahoma City, OK
17	Collin County Community College District	McKinney, TX
18	Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, OK
19	Odessa College	Odessa, TX
20	San Jacinto Community College	Pasadena, TX
21	Pima Community College	Tucson, AZ

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management & marketing schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	38	7,517
Oklahoma	37	1,321
Arizona	36	3,997
New Mexico	35	675

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	8,726
General Business/Commerce	3,842
Accounting	746
Business Support & Assistant Services	299
Human Resource Management	174
Hospitality Management	165
Real Estate	136
Management Information Systems	135
Marketing	121
Construction Management	53

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.