2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You
With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 86 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
About 55% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 45% are male.
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Out of the 86 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 897 students majoring in business administration at Harvard, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 59% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 49% of the business administration majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public 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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Babson College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wellesley, Babson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 39% of the business administration majors at the school.
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University of Hartford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 301 students majoring in business administration at UHart, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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Fitchburg State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.
About 48% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 52% are male.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 293 students majoring in business administration at UMass Lowell, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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Boston College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Women make up 41% of the business administration majors at the school.
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University of Connecticut ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the business administration majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #12, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
Of the 243 students majoring in business administration at Quinnipiac, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Hult International Business School | Cambridge, MA |
| 14 | Bentley University | Waltham, MA |
| 14 | Suffolk University | Boston, MA |
| 16 | University of New Haven | West Haven, CT |
| 17 | Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network | Boston, MA |
Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State
Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 11,109 |
| Connecticut | 3,644 |
| New Hampshire | 8,723 |
| Maine | 933 |
| Rhode Island | 1,300 |
| Vermont | 930 |
Business Administration & Management Related Majors
Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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.