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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 19,752 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 183 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 25 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Business Administration & Management

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 183 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #10, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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#12

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware ranked #12 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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#15

Misericordia University

Dallas, PA

Misericordia University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Misericordia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#16

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#17

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

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#19

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Rutgers University - Camden came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

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#21

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#22

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#23

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #23 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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#24

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.

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#25

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

With a ranking of #25, Elizabethtown College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

#26

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#27

American University

Washington, DC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
28 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
29 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
30 Yeshiva University New York, NY
31 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
32 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
33 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
34 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
35 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
36 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,358
Pennsylvania 4,564
Maryland 3,310
New Jersey 2,593
District of Columbia 2,104
Delaware 823

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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