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2023 Most Popular 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.

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.

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

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 large city of Durham.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina 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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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 37 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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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Out of the 37 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UNC Charlotte is a very 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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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a moderately-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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#9

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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.

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

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#10

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

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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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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 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.

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