2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

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 reviewed 6 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of business, management & marketing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 593 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 good 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

The business, management & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in New Mexico

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

Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

273 Annual Graduates

Central New Mexico Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Central New Mexico Community College

2

San Juan College
Farmington, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

San Juan College is a wonderful option for students interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing. SJC is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Farmington.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from San Juan College

3

Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Santa Fe Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. SFCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Santa Fe.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Santa Fe Community College

4

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to check out New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Las Cruces.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

5

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Western New Mexico University

6

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	417
General Business/Commerce	67
Accounting	54
Business Support & Assistant Services	21
Hospitality Management	18
Construction Management	10
Management Information Systems	4
Marketing	2

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.