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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

32 Colleges
$68,610 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was ranked 2nd in North Carolina. In fact, 10,472 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in North Carolina 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.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Elon University

Elon, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elon University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.

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Queens University of Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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Appalachian State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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#9

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington 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. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
Virginia 11,308
Florida 18,071
Tennessee 6,169
Kentucky 2,692
South Carolina 4,017
Louisiana 5,195
Arkansas 2,031
Alabama 7,031
Mississippi 2,589
West Virginia 4,631

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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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