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

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

In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 198 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. 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

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #8, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree 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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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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#11

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#13

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree 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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#14

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing 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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#16

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#17

Misericordia University

Dallas, PA

Misericordia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Misericordia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#18

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#19

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#20

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland ranked #20 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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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#21

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #21, Ithaca College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ithaca.

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With a ranking of #22, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

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With a ranking of #23, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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#24

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#25

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

#26

Yeshiva University

New York, NY
#27

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
#29

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
30 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA
31 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
32 American University Washington, DC
33 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
34 Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY
35 Towson University Towson, MD
36 Fordham University Bronx, NY
37 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
38 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
39 Goucher College Baltimore, MD

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 15,641
Pennsylvania 10,239
Maryland 5,708
New Jersey 4,113
District of Columbia 3,850
Delaware 1,257

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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