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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia

11 Colleges
$43,053 Avg Salary
$25,166 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in West Virginia with 1,895 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia

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

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Our analysis found Wheeling University to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Wheeling University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wheeling.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in West Virginia. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

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#3

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

The excellent programs at University of Charleston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in West Virginia. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.

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The excellent programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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#5

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

The excellent programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

With a ranking of #6, West Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public college with a small student population.

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Strayer University - West Virginia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia list. Strayer University - West Virginia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Scott Depot.

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West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Marshall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

Fairmont State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public school 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
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
North Carolina 6,200
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
Kentucky 2,845
Arkansas 731
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 11 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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