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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Pennsylvania

64 Colleges
$51,854 Avg Salary
$26,208 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 10,239 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in Pennsylvania for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for business, management and marketing students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for business, management and marketing students. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 64 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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#5

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

The excellent programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Misericordia University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#8

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#10

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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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 Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
11 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
12 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 15,641
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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