2024 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Business Administration & Management is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for business administration & management students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 40 associate degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

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 many resources a school devotes to business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management 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 easy is it for business administration & management 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 administration & management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business administration & management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Rhode Island

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

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Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, RI

3 Annual Graduates

Johnson & Wales University - Online is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Johnson & Wales University - Online

1

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

10 Annual Graduates

New England Institute of Technology is a good decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from New England Institute of Technology

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Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

27 Annual Graduates

$34,859 Median Starting Salary

$7,756 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management needs to look into Community College of Rhode Island. CCRI is a large public college located in the city of Warwick.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn about $34,859 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Community College of Rhode Island

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	1,083
Connecticut	101	193
New Hampshire	80	951
Maine	69	226
Vermont	58	27

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	40

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	126
Accounting	27
Marketing	9
Finance & Financial Management	7
Business Support & Assistant Services	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.