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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 131,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,027 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the United States

Check out the business administration programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools in Business Administration & Management

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for business administration and management students. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the United States. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#5

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#11

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#12

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #13, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #14 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Lake Forest Graduate School of Management ranked #16 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Forest.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #17 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#21

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#22

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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#23

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

#27

New York University

New York, NY
#30

Babson College

Wellesley, MA
#31

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#33

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
#38

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#39

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#40

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX
#45

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
#47

Kettering University

Flint, MI
#50

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Business Administration & Management Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1027 different United States business administration and management schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Drake University Des Moines, IA
52 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
53 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
54 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
55 University of Georgia Athens, GA
56 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
57 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
58 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
59 California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA
60 Auburn University Auburn, AL
61 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
62 Boston University Boston, MA
63 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
64 University of Delaware Newark, DE
65 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
66 George Washington University Washington, DC
67 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
68 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
69 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
70 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
71 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
72 Misericordia University Dallas, PA
73 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
74 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
75 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
76 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
77 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
78 Bentley University Waltham, MA
79 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
80 Iowa State University Ames, IA
81 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
82 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA
83 Ball State University Muncie, IN
84 Baylor University Waco, TX
85 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
86 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
87 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
88 Creighton University Omaha, NE
89 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
90 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
91 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
92 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
93 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
94 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
95 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
96 Colorado State University - Global Campus Greenwood Village, CO
97 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
98 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
99 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
100 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
101 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
102 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
103 Walsh College Troy, MI
104 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA
105 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
106 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
107 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
108 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
109 Seattle University Seattle, WA
110 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
111 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
112 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
113 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
114 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
115 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
116 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC
117 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
118 Washington State University Pullman, WA
119 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
120 DePaul University Chicago, IL
121 Clemson University Clemson, SC
122 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
123 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
124 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
125 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
126 Cleary University Howell, MI
127 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
128 American University Washington, DC
129 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
130 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
131 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
132 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
133 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
134 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
135 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
136 Towson University Towson, MD
137 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Fort Wayne, IN
138 Bryan College - Dayton Dayton, TN
139 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
140 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
141 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL
142 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
143 University of Houston Houston, TX
144 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
145 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
146 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
147 Marymount University Arlington, VA
148 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
149 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
150 Yeshiva University New York, NY
151 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA
152 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
153 Bradley University Peoria, IL
154 University of Dayton Dayton, OH

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Business Administration & Management students that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Schools award.

Rank College Location
155 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
156 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
157 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
158 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
159 Tufts University Medford, MA
160 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
161 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
162 Illinois State University Normal, IL
163 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
164 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
165 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
166 Elon University Elon, NC
167 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
168 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
169 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
170 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
171 Winona State University Winona, MN
172 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
173 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
174 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
175 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
176 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
177 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA
178 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
179 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
180 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
181 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
182 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
183 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH
184 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
185 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
186 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
187 Baker University Baldwin City, KS
188 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
189 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
190 DeSales University Center Valley, PA
191 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
192 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN
193 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
194 Belmont University Nashville, TN
195 Fordham University Bronx, NY
196 Carthage College Kenosha, WI
197 William Jessup University Rocklin, CA
198 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
199 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
200 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
201 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL
202 Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI
203 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
204 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL
205 University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI

Business Administration & Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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