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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 183 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 25 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Business Administration & Management

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 183 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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With a ranking of #6, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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#13

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #14, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#15

Misericordia University

Dallas, PA

With a ranking of #15, Misericordia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#16

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#17

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#19

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#21

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.

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#22

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#23

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#24

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #24, Ithaca College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#25

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

With a ranking of #25, Elizabethtown College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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Rest of the Top Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

#26

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#27

American University

Washington, DC

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business Administration & Management students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
28 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
29 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
30 Yeshiva University New York, NY
31 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
32 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
33 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
34 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
35 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
36 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 10,541
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.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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).

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