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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

185 Colleges
$51,117 Avg Salary
$23,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 185 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 25 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools 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. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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With a ranking of #10, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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#11

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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Rutgers University - Newark 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. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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#13

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#14

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#15

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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#16

Misericordia University

Dallas, PA

Misericordia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #16 on the list. Misericordia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#17

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

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#19

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#20

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #20, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Rutgers University - Camden ranked #21 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

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#22

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ithaca.

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#25

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

#26

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
#27

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
28 American University Washington, DC
29 Towson University Towson, MD
30 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
31 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
32 Yeshiva University New York, NY
33 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
34 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
35 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
36 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
37 Catholic University of America Washington, DC

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges 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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