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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration & management was the most popular one in North Carolina. In total, 10,255 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in North Carolina.

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for business students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the best school in North Carolina for business administration & management students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, business administration graduates from Wake Technical Community College take out $23,019 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#3

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

The excellent associate degree programs at Wayne Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration & management schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Goldsboro, Wayne Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Forsyth Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Forsyth Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,913.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern Community College is a great place for business administration & management students working on their associate degree. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Southwestern Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,614.

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Surry Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration & management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

Business Administration majors at Pitt Community College take out an average of $23,106 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Vance-Granville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration & management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.

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With a ranking of #10, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration & management students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at Guilford Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $24,351 in student debt.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 17,913
Georgia 7,782
Tennessee 6,076
Louisiana 5,167
Virginia 11,019
West Virginia 4,543
Alabama 6,963
Mississippi 2,579
South Carolina 3,971
Arkansas 2,025
Kentucky 2,615

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, business administration & management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 343,412
Organizational Leadership 15,220
Interior Design Management 13,728
Supply Chain Management 10,601
Operations Management 6,424
Project Management 4,189
Office Administration 3,577
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2,736
Retail Management 959
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 939
Transportation/Mobility Management 641
E-Commerce 469
Science/Technology Management 359
Research and Development Management 284
Customer Service Management 178
Risk Management 37

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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