2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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Out of the 275 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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University of Management and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.
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Virginia Tech 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
With a ranking of #10, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
University of Georgia ranked #11 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
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North Carolina State 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 #12 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Auburn University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Richmond landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
William & Mary came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Florida came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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Rhodes College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
With a ranking of #19, Christopher Newport University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Newport News, CNU is a public college with a small student population.
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George Mason 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 #20 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #22, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.
Clemson University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
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University of Arkansas landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Elon University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Honorable Mentions
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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 43 | John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR |
| 44 | Berry College | Mount Berry, GA |
| 45 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY |
| 46 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 47 | Rasmussen University - Florida | Ocala, FL |
| 48 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
| 49 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
| 50 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 51 | Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA |
| 51 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 53 | The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN |
| 54 | Florida Institute of Technology - Online | Melbourne, FL |
| 55 | DeVry University - Tennessee | Nashville, TN |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1,604 |
| Florida | 10,641 |
| North Carolina | 6,200 |
| Virginia | 6,276 |
| Tennessee | 3,234 |
| Georgia | 4,603 |
| South Carolina | 2,077 |
| Louisiana | 4,370 |
| West Virginia | 1,895 |
| Kentucky | 2,845 |
| Arkansas | 731 |
| Alabama | 4,164 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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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