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

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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 Most Popular 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 210 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Women make up 59% of the business administration majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,065 students majoring in business administration at Strayer University - Global Region, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 548 students majoring in business administration at Cornell, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#4

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 210 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Women make up 66% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 465 students majoring in business administration at UPenn, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

About 40% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

About 41% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#9

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 44% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 34% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#11

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 322 students majoring in business administration at NYU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#12

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#13

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

About 41% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#14

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 45% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#15

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#16

Baruch College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #16, Baruch College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Baruch is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 230 students majoring in business administration at Baruch, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

About 44% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 56% are male.

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With a ranking of #18, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Of the 214 students majoring in business administration at STJ, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at St John’s University - New York Report

#19

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#20

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 205 students majoring in business administration at Excelsior College, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Of the 196 students majoring in business administration at Stevens, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#22

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

With a ranking of #22, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in business administration at UD, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#23

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

About 31% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#24

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in business administration at Fordham U, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#25

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

With a ranking of #25, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

About 40% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#26

Monroe College

Bronx, NY
#29

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY
#30

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#31

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Business Administration & Management students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
32 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Indiana, PA
32 American University Washington, DC
34 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
34 DeSales University Center Valley, PA
36 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
37 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
38 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
39 LIU Post Brookville, NY
40 University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
41 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
42 LIM College New York, NY

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.

  • 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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