2024 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

If you pursue a associate degree in business administration & management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. Combined, these schools handed out 434 associate degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business administration 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 account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various 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 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 colleges for business administration & management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The business administration 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 Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico.

 

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

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

Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

231 Annual Graduates

$34,187 Median Starting Salary

$9,224 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business administration & management needs to take a look at Central New Mexico Community College. CNM is a large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management major at Central New Mexico Community College make $6,501 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Central New Mexico Community College

2

San Juan College
Farmington, NM

63 Annual Graduates

$31,809 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat San Juan College if you want to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from San Juan College receive an earnings boost of about $4,123 over the typical income of business administration & management majors.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from San Juan College

3

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business administration & management has to look into Western New Mexico University. Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the town of Silver City.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Western New Mexico University

4

Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM

20 Annual Graduates

$32,784 Median Starting Salary

$7,995 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management has to check out Santa Fe Community College. SFCC is a small public college located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Santa Fe Community College earn $5,098 more than the typical business administration graduate.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Santa Fe Community College

5

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM

15 Annual Graduates

$24,186 Median Starting Salary

$11,338 Median Student Debt

Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public university with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $24,186 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

6

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

7

University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus
Los Alamos, NM

11 Annual Graduates

$24,186 Median Starting Salary

$11,338 Median Student Debt

UNM Los Alamos is a small public university located in the distant town of Los Alamos.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $24,186 for their early career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus

8

University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM

4 Annual Graduates

$24,186 Median Starting Salary

$11,338 Median Student Debt

UNM Valencia is a small public university located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make about $24,186 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	3,318
Arizona	169	3,198
Oklahoma	136	782

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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	420
Office Administration	9
Operations Management	5

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	112
Accounting	61
Business Support & Assistant Services	31
Hospitality Management	27
Construction Management	6
Management Information Systems	4

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.