2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in North Carolina 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.
2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Out of the 37 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Women make up 30% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 62% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 54% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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 North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 303 students majoring in business, management and marketing at ECU, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Fayetteville State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Of the 152 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Gardner - Webb, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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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 |
Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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 26 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.