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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

78 Colleges
$42,058 Avg Salary
$28,414 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 10,541 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 78 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for business administration and management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 78 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bucknell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franklin and Marshall College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lancaster.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business administration and management programs. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, business administration majors at Villanova accumulate an average of around $32,726 in student debt.

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#7

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $651.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, business administration graduates from Duquesne carry an average student debtload of $26,727. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $641.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Pitt take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,137.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Business Administration majors at Temple take out an average of $21,061 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#11

Misericordia University

Dallas, PA

Misericordia University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Misericordia University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,788. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $397, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
12 Alvernia University Reading, PA
13 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA
14 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
15 University of Scranton Scranton, PA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 20,678
Maryland 6,849
New Jersey 9,288
District of Columbia 2,563
Delaware 1,282

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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