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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas

10 Colleges
$42,420 Avg Salary
$24,001 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 3rd in Arkansas. In fact, 731 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best school in Arkansas for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means John Brown University is a great place for business, management and marketing students. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

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#10

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Alabama 4,164

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 10 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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