2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management School for You
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degrees and certificates, 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. 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.
The Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 814 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Online Schools in Business Administration & Management
Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Business Administration majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $27,057 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $134.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for business administration and management students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, business administration majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $22,615 in student debt.
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The excellent online programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the United States. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out is $35,084. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $152, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent online programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at American Military University take out is $18,831.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for business administration and management students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, business administration majors at Purdue University Global accumulate an average of around $50,723 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #6, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
After completing their degree, business administration graduates from AIU Online carry an average student debtload of $39,594. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $116.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Liberty University take out is $30,707. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $272, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, business administration graduates from UMGC carry an average student debtload of $27,137.
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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, business administration majors at DeVry University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $47,345 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $107.
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With a ranking of #11, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, business administration graduates from UVU take out $15,688 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #12, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, business administration graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $27,325. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $297, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Columbia Southern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Business Administration majors at Columbia Southern University take out an average of $27,647 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #14, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.
On average, business administration graduates from Wake Technical Community College take out $21,365 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Fort Hays State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
On average, business administration graduates from FHSU take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Capella University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Business Administration majors at Capella University take out an average of $34,704 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #17, Park University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
While working on their degree, business administration majors at Park University accumulate an average of around $16,553 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #18, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $31,197.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #19 on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Embry-Riddle Worldwide carry an average student debtload of $21,275. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $429.
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College of Central Florida ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools list. CF is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Ocala.
Business Administration majors at CF take out an average of $16,397 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #22, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Business Administration majors at Bellevue University take out an average of $27,490 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #23, Eastern Florida State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, business administration graduates from EFSC carry an average student debtload of $21,044.
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St Petersburg College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Clearwater.
After completing their degree, business administration graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $27,129.
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Post University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, business administration majors at Post University accumulate an average of around $33,181 in student debt.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 814 different United States business administration and management schools we analyzed.
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 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools award.
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management by Region
View the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Business Administration
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.
- 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.