by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 105,938 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,664 and $24,341 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 13,601 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 151 colleges that offer a degree in business, management and marketing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in business, management and marketing.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM Los Alamos is a small public school situated in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It awarded 11 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 151 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 151 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Interactive College of Technology - Pasadena landed the #3 spot on the list. Interactive College of Technology - Pasadena is a private for-profit institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 151 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 726 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 151 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. Strayer University - Texas is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 1,080 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Carl Albert State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Carl Albert State College is a small public school situated in Poteau, Oklahoma. It awarded 63 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Carl Albert State College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Wade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Seminole State College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Seminole State College is a small public school situated in Seminole, Oklahoma. It awarded 48 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Seminole State College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Dine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Dine College is located in Tsaile, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is a small school located in Miami, Oklahoma that handed out 59 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Tulsa Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 382 diplomas to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Northern Oklahoma College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Northern Oklahoma College is a small public school situated in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. It awarded 74 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Oklahoma College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Murray State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and it awarded 45 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Jacinto Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 795 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto Community College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Temple College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is a small public school situated in Temple, Texas. It awarded 80 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a small public school situated in Carlsbad, New Mexico. It awarded 16 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
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Western Oklahoma State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Altus, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma City Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OCCC is a fairly large school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 218 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
Amarillo College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 195 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Full Wharton County Junior College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 128 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Scottsdale Community College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Tohono O’Odham Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Tohono O’Odham Community College is a public institution located in Sells, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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