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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular 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.

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

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 63% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Pembroke is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.

About 57% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Women make up 43% of the business administration majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in North Carolina. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

Of the 209 students majoring in business administration at UNCW, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State 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 Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 55% of the business administration majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#8

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 47% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Strayer University - North Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Morrisville.

Of the 83 students majoring in business administration at Strayer University - North Carolina, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Queens University of Charlotte 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 #10 on the list. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 57% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools 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.

  • 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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