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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 19,372 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#5

Elon University

Elon, NC

Out of the 32 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Elon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Queens University of Charlotte ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 7,145
South Carolina 10,000
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Mississippi 6,031
Louisiana 10,068
Alabama 13,789
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909

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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