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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in North Carolina. In total, 3,290 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in North Carolina.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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Out of the 32 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 very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#5

Elon University

Elon, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Elon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Queens University of Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Appalachian State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wingate.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 4,501
Florida 6,459
Georgia 2,352
Tennessee 2,285
Kentucky 1,040
Louisiana 3,270
Alabama 3,064
South Carolina 1,189
Mississippi 1,096
Arkansas 469
West Virginia 1,201

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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