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

Business, Management & Marketing is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Missouri 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 841 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 school'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.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 Missouri list to help you make the college decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business, management & marketing students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Missouri Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Columbia College
Columbia, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

65 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to check out Columbia College. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Columbia College

2

Park University
Parkville, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business, management & marketing has to look into Park University. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Parkville.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Park University

3

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies
Springfield, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

4

State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat State Technical College of Missouri if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. STC is a small public college located in the rural area of Linn.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from State Technical College of Missouri

5

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

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

6

Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

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

7

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

224 Annual Graduates

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

8

Crowder College
Neosho, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Crowder College is a small public college located in the distant town of Neosho.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Crowder 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
Minnesota	37	1,598
Kansas	35	586
Nebraska	34	557
Iowa	33	635
South Dakota	32	360
North Dakota	26	171

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	518
General Business/Commerce	150
Accounting	94
Marketing	41
Construction Management	11
Hospitality Management	9
Business Support & Assistant Services	7
General Sales & Marketing	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	3
Real Estate	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.