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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools

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$44,631 Avg Salary
$27,430 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 467 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online business, management and marketing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 39% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,914 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Liberty University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 1,696 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Fort Hays State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

About 57% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#11

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

Of the 1,181 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#13

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #13, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#14

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 34% are male.

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With a ranking of #15, DeVry University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#16

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

With a ranking of #16, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#17

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

About 42% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#20

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #20, Temple University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Temple University Report

#21

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#22

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#23

Northwood University

Midland, MI

With a ranking of #23, Northwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Midland.

About 49% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 51% are male.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 60% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#26

Franklin University

Columbus, OH
#28

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY
#31

Post University

Waterbury, CT
#32

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
#33

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL
#35

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
#36

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA
#37

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI
#39

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
#41

Excelsior College

Albany, NY
#43

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#44

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, MN
#45

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
#47

Monroe College

Bronx, NY
#48

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
#50

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 467 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA
52 National University La Jolla, CA
53 Baker College Owosso, MI
54 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
55 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
56 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
57 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
58 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
59 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
59 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
61 University of Charleston Charleston, WV
62 Berkeley College - New York New York, NY
63 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
64 Lakeland University Plymouth, WI
65 Auburn University Auburn, AL
66 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
67 Athens State University Athens, AL
68 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
69 South Texas College McAllen, TX
70 Belhaven University Jackson, MS

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Business, Management & Marketing students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
71 ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA
72 Strayer University - Maryland Suitland, MD
73 Strayer University - North Carolina Morrisville, NC
74 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
75 Polk State College Winter Haven, FL
76 Walsh College Troy, MI
76 Grantham University Lenexa, KS
78 Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN
79 Ball State University Muncie, IN
80 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
81 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
82 University of the People Pasadena, CA
83 Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies Fort-Wayne, IN
84 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
85 University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA
86 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
87 University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL
88 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
89 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
90 Bethel University McKenzie, TN
91 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
92 New Mexico State University - Main Campus Las Cruces, NM
93 Berkeley College - Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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