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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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 10,918 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 86 schools in the New England 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 Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Women make up 55% of the business administration majors at the school.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Southern New Hampshire University

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 86 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the business administration majors at the school.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Yale University

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 449 students majoring in business administration at Boston U, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Boston University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the business administration majors at the school.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#6

Babson College

Wellesley, MA

Babson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Babson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 331 students majoring in business administration at Babson College, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Babson College

#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 48% are male.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Hartford

#8

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State 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 #8 on the list. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Women make up 48% of the business administration majors at the school.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Fitchburg State University

University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 61% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#10

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Of the 273 students majoring in business administration at Boston College, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Boston College

University of Connecticut 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 #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 247 students majoring in business administration at UCONN, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Connecticut

#12

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

About 46% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 54% are male.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Quinnipiac University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA
14 Suffolk University Boston, MA
14 Bentley University Waltham, MA
16 University of New Haven West Haven, CT
17 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Boston, MA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 5,205
Connecticut 1,836
Rhode Island 526
New Hampshire 2,727
Maine 214
Vermont 410

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

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 26 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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