2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value 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. This report analyzed 32 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 32 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NC State also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent 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 best value business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.
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East Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Fayetteville State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 a year.
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Western Carolina University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCU are $7,480 a year.
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North Carolina A & T 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 #10 on the list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7,145 |
| Mississippi | 6,031 |
| South Carolina | 10,000 |
| Florida | 38,945 |
| Virginia | 20,162 |
| Arkansas | 5,320 |
| Alabama | 13,789 |
| Kentucky | 8,045 |
| Georgia | 19,137 |
| Tennessee | 10,909 |
| Louisiana | 10,068 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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.
- 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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