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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 862,104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,184 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the United States for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#8

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#11

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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#12

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #12, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Washington and Lee University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #14 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#15

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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With a ranking of #16, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#19

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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University of Southern California landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#22

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #23, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#24

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #24, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#25

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools

#26

New York University

New York, NY
#27

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
#29

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#30

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA
#31

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, MN
#33

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL
#34

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
#35

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, MN
#38

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV
#41

Excelsior College

Albany, NY
#45

Elon University

Elon, NC
#46

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT
#47

Northeastern University

Boston, MA
#48

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#49

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#50

Boston University

Boston, MA

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1184 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
52 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
53 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
54 Drake University Des Moines, IA
55 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
56 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
57 Bentley University Waltham, MA
58 Creighton University Omaha, NE
59 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
60 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
61 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
62 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
63 Walsh College Troy, MI
64 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
65 George Washington University Washington, DC
66 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
67 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
68 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
69 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
70 City University of Seattle Seattle, WA
71 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
72 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
73 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
74 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
75 Southwestern College Winfield, KS
76 Auburn University Auburn, AL
77 Northwood University Midland, MI
78 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA
79 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
80 Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education McMinnville, OR
81 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
82 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
83 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA
84 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
85 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
86 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
87 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
88 Baylor University Waco, TX
89 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
90 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN
91 Misericordia University Dallas, PA
92 Brandman University Irvine, CA
93 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
94 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
95 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
96 Augustana College Rock Island, IL
97 University of Phoenix - Arizona Tempe, AZ
98 Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO
99 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Prescott, AZ
100 Furman University Greenville, SC
101 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
102 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
103 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
104 Iowa State University Ames, IA
105 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
106 Baker University Baldwin City, KS
107 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
108 Luther College Decorah, IA
109 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
110 Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN
111 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
112 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
113 Park University Parkville, MO
114 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
115 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
116 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
117 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
118 University of Phoenix - California Costa Mesa, CA
119 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
120 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA
121 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
122 Towson University Towson, MD
123 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
124 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
125 Clemson University Clemson, SC
126 Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies Fort-Wayne, IN
126 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
128 Howard University Washington, DC
129 Wartburg College Waverly, IA
130 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
131 Central College Pella, IA
132 Hope College Holland, MI
133 Taylor University Upland, IN
134 Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA
135 Herzing University - Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
136 Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program Portland, OR
137 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
138 Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL
139 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
140 Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN
141 Chapman University Orange, CA
142 Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN
143 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
144 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
145 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
146 Herzing University - Brookfield Brookfield, WI
147 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
148 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
149 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
150 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
151 Franklin University Columbus, OH
152 Simpson College Indianola, IA
153 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
154 George Fox University Newberg, OR
155 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
156 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
157 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Fort Wayne, IN
158 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
159 Yeshiva University New York, NY
160 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
161 Providence College Providence, RI
162 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC
163 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA
164 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
165 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
166 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI
167 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
168 Herzing University - Akron Akron, OH
169 Bradley University Peoria, IL
170 Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA
171 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
172 National University La Jolla, CA
173 LeTourneau University Longview, TX
173 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
175 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
176 American University Washington, DC
177 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

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 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
178 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
179 Illinois State University Normal, IL
180 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
181 Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD
182 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
183 The University of Findlay Findlay, OH
184 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN
185 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
186 Wofford College Spartanburg, SC
187 Morningside College Sioux City, IA
188 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
189 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
190 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
191 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
192 Fordham University Bronx, NY
193 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
194 Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY
195 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA
196 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
197 Herzing University - Kenner Kenner, LA
198 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
199 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
200 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
201 University of Portland Portland, OR
202 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
203 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
204 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
205 Herzing University - Atlanta Atlanta, GA
206 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
207 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
208 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
209 Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI
210 Washington State University Pullman, WA
211 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
212 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
213 Walsh University North Canton, OH
214 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
215 Lakeland University Plymouth, WI
216 Bryan College - Dayton Dayton, TN
217 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
218 Judson University Elgin, IL
219 Bay State College Boston, MA
220 Athens State University Athens, AL
221 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
222 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
223 Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY
224 Seattle University Seattle, WA
225 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR
226 Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA
227 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
228 King’s College Wilkes-Barre, PA
229 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
230 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
231 Winona State University Winona, MN
232 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
233 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
234 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, MN
235 St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN
236 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ

Business, Management & Marketing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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