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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

About 55% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 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 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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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the 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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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

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 large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Boston University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 65% are male.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6

Babson College

Wellesley, MA

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 large suburb of Wellesley, Babson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 39% of the business administration majors at the school.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Babson College

#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

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 medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 301 students majoring in business administration at UHart, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Hartford Report

#8

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

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.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Fitchburg State University

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 293 students majoring in business administration at UMass Lowell, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#10

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Women make up 41% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of Connecticut came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Connecticut Report

#12

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac 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 #12 on the list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Of the 243 students majoring in business administration at Quinnipiac, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Quinnipiac University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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