2024 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for business, management & marketing students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,164 associate degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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 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.

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 schools 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 Maryland 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 Maryland

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

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

1

Montgomery College
Rockville, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

460 Annual Graduates

Montgomery College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Montgomery College

2

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

229 Annual Graduates

Anne Arundel Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. AACC is a large public college located in the large suburb of Arnold.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Anne Arundel Community College

3

Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Allegany College of Maryland if you want to pursue an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public college located in the city of Cumberland.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Allegany College of Maryland

4

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

214 Annual Graduates

Community College of Baltimore County is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Community College of Baltimore County

5

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

99 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Hagerstown Community College

6

Strayer University - Maryland
Suitland, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

120 Annual Graduates

Strayer University - Maryland is a small private for-profit university located in the suburb of Suitland.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Strayer University - Maryland

7

College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from College of Southern Maryland

8

Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

150 Annual Graduates

Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Frederick.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Frederick Community College

9

Carroll Community College
Westminster, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Carroll Community College

9

Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

147 Annual Graduates

Harford Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Bel Air.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Harford Community College

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	36	2,860
New York	36	9,152
New Jersey	35	3,155
Delaware	21	253
District of Columbia	13	390

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	1,373
Management Information Systems	254
Business Administration & Management	248
Accounting	178
Hospitality Management	78
Business Support & Assistant Services	12
Entrepreneurial Studies	11
Construction Management	6
Marketing	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar. More about our data sources and methodologies.