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

If you pursue a associate degree in business, management & marketing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 19 schools in Minnesota 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 1,421 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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 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.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing.

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

1

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

124 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Rasmussen University - Minnesota if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

2

Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Dunwoody College of Technology if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Dunwoody College of Technology

3

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at Dakota County Technical College. DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Dakota County Technical College

4

Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at Rochester Community and Technical College. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Rochester Community and Technical College

5

North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from North Hennepin Community College

6

Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

131 Annual Graduates

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

7

Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

113 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Minnesota State Community and Technical College

8

Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Annual Graduates

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

9

Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Ridgewater College

10

St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public college located in the city of Saint Cloud.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from St Cloud Technical and Community College

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	35	586
Nebraska	34	557
Iowa	33	635
South Dakota	32	360
Missouri	32	898
North Dakota	26	171

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	382
Business Administration & Management	322
Accounting	307
Marketing	88
General Sales & Marketing	76
Human Resource Management	64
Construction Management	62
Management Information Systems	41
Business Support & Assistant Services	36
Finance & Financial Management	25

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.