Get Your Associate Degree in Business

An associate's degree in business equips students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to begin building a career in business or to prepare for completion of a bachelor's degree. Open to individuals at a variety of experience levels, associate's degree in business programs typically offer classes on-campus and online to suit the schedules of working students.

Associate's business degree programs generally cover business management and technology, communication, computer operations, legal and ethical issues, and core business subjects such as accounting, economics and marketing. Most business associate's programs also leave room for elective courses, such as math, psychology and writing, to meet various general studies requirements.

Along with providing a solid general business education, many colleges and institutes incorporate the practical application of skills into their associate's degree in business programs. Students graduate with both a portfolio of knowledge and the sharpened problem-solving and decision-making skills that prepare them for real-world business situations.

With a business associate's degree, students qualify for entry-level positions in multiple industries.

_{Note: All numbers are averages.
Sources: Data from schools listed on AllBusinessSchools.com, May 2007; Payscale.com, 2010}