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

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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 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1,313 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Out of the 1,313 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona 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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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 2,308 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMGC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.

About 47% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 48% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,893 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Liberty University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 1,759 students majoring in business, management and marketing at USC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#12

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #12, Webster University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 53% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 52% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#15

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 1,505 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UPenn, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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With a ranking of #16, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 1,429 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DeVry University - Illinois, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very 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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#19

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 44% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#20

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#21

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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

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#22

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #23, Hult International Business School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Hult International Business School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#24

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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 #25, Strayer University - Global Region did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 54% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#26

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
#27

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
#30

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#33

Georgetown University

Washington, DC
#34

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
#38

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#43

Baruch College

New York, NY
#44

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA
#46

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY
#48

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#50

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1313 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
51 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
53 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
54 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
55 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
56 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
57 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
58 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
58 Villanova University Villanova, PA
60 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
61 Sofia University Palo Alto, CA
62 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
63 University of Denver Denver, CO
64 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
65 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
66 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
67 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
68 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
69 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
70 George Washington University Washington, DC
71 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
72 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
73 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
74 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
75 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
76 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
77 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL
78 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
79 Belhaven University Jackson, MS
80 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
81 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
82 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
83 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
83 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
85 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
86 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
87 University of the People Pasadena, CA
88 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
89 University of North Texas Denton, TX
90 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
91 Fordham University Bronx, NY
92 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN
93 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
94 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
95 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
96 Brandman University Irvine, CA
97 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
98 University of Georgia Athens, GA
99 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
100 Yale University New Haven, CT
101 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
102 National University La Jolla, CA
103 West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX
104 University of Houston Houston, TX
104 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
106 Westcliff University Irvine, CA
107 Rice University Houston, TX
108 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA
109 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
110 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
111 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
112 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
113 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
114 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX
115 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
116 University of Hartford West Hartford, CT
117 University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY
118 Franklin University Columbus, OH
119 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
120 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
121 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
122 Stanford University Stanford, CA
123 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
124 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
125 Bentley University Waltham, MA
126 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
126 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
126 Suffolk University Boston, MA
129 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
129 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
131 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
132 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL
133 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
134 American University Washington, DC
135 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
136 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
136 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
138 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
139 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
139 Auburn University Auburn, AL
141 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
142 Babson College Wellesley, MA
142 Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO
142 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
145 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
145 Clemson University Clemson, SC
147 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
148 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
149 Emory University Atlanta, GA
150 Walsh College Troy, MI
151 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
151 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
153 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
154 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA
155 Baylor University Waco, TX
156 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
157 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
157 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
159 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
160 Universidad Metropolitana San Juan, PR
161 University of Mississippi University, MS
162 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
163 Benedictine University Lisle, IL
164 National University College Bayamon, PR
164 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
166 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
166 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
166 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
169 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
170 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
171 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
172 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
173 Troy University Troy, AL
174 Utah State University Logan, UT
174 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
176 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
177 Boise State University Boise, ID
178 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
179 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
180 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
181 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
182 Pace University - New York New York, NY
182 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
184 Grantham University Lenexa, KS
184 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
186 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK
187 Northcentral University San Diego, CA
188 Park University Parkville, MO
189 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
190 Washington State University Pullman, WA
191 Strayer University - Virginia Arlington, VA
192 University of Houston - Victoria Victoria, TX
193 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
194 Universidad del Turabo Gurabo, PR
195 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
196 University of Delaware Newark, DE
196 Excelsior College Albany, NY

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
198 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
198 Florida Institute of Technology - Online Melbourne, FL
198 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
201 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ
202 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
203 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
204 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
205 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
205 Faulkner University Montgomery, AL
207 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
208 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
208 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
208 Johnson & Wales University - Online Providence, RI
211 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
212 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
212 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
214 Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI
215 Mercer University Macon, GA
215 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
215 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
218 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
219 Northeastern University Boston, MA
220 University of Phoenix - California Costa Mesa, CA
221 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
222 Goldey - Beacom College Wilmington, DE
222 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
222 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
225 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
225 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC
227 LIM College New York, NY
227 Ashland University Ashland, OH
229 Regis University Denver, CO
230 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
231 University of North Alabama Florence, AL
232 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
233 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
234 Post University Waterbury, CT
234 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
236 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
237 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN
238 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
239 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
239 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
239 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
239 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
243 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
244 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
245 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
245 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
247 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
247 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
249 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
250 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
251 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
252 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
252 University at Albany Albany, NY
254 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
255 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL
256 Waldorf University Forest City, IA
257 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
258 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
259 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA
259 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
261 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
262 University of California - Davis Davis, CA

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.

  • 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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