2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,185 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Business Administration & Management
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 56% of the business administration majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 55% of the business administration majors at the school.
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Out of the 1,185 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the # 3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.
Women make up 47% of the business administration majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 38% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 2,081 students majoring in business administration at UMGC, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,793 students majoring in business administration at Grand Canyon University, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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Liberty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,586 students majoring in business administration at Liberty University, 58% are male and 42% are female.
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Columbia Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,241 students majoring in business administration at Columbia Southern University, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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Webster University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 1,192 students majoring in business administration at Webster, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
About 33% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Strayer University - Global Region ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
About 53% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 47% are male.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
Women make up 67% of the business administration majors at the school.
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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 39% are male.
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With a ranking of #15, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
About 45% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 55% are male.
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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 37% of the business administration majors at the school.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 40% of the business administration majors at the school.
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Duke University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Women make up 40% of the business administration majors at the school.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
About 46% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 54% are male.
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Capella University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the business administration majors at the school.
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University of Southern California came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 35% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 65% are male.
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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 691 students majoring in business administration at FIU, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 51% of the business administration majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #24, Sofia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 46% of the business administration majors at the school.
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Purdue University Global landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 46% are male.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1185 different United States business administration and management schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Business Administration & Management students that almost earned our Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools award.
Business Administration & Management by Region
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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).
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