2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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 30 schools in Texas 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 7,908 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 take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 colleges for business, management & marketing students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Business, Management & Marketing Schools

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 Texas.

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

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

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

1

South Texas College
McAllen, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

291 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to look into South Texas College. Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from South Texas College

2

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

554 Annual Graduates

El Centro College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from El Centro College

3

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1,056 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Houston Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Houston Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Houston.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Houston Community College

4

Lee College
Baytown, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

243 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to look into Lee College. Lee College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Baytown.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Lee College

5

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

273 Annual Graduates

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

6

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

442 Annual Graduates

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

7

Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

381 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Collin County Community College District

8

Odessa College
Odessa, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

192 Annual Graduates

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

9

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

756 Annual Graduates

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

10

Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Alvin is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Alvin.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Alvin Community College

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
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	3,552
General Business/Commerce	3,096
Accounting	480
Business Support & Assistant Services	266
Real Estate	136
Hospitality Management	117
Marketing	73
Human Resource Management	45
Construction Management	43
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	33

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.