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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools

299 Colleges
$47,915 Avg Salary
$25,393 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 299 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online business, management and marketing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the United States for business, management and marketing students. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent online programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 299 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent online programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

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American College of Financial Services did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. The American College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

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#8

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral 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. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Strayer University - Global Region ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools list. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#14

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools ranking. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

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With a ranking of #16, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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American Public University System ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#18

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #18 on the list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

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#18

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#20

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#21

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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#23

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#24

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

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#25

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

With a ranking of #25, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#26

Babson College

Wellesley, MA
#27

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL
#28

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
#30

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#31

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI
#32

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS
#34

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#38

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
#38

Park University

Parkville, MO
#42

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#44

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
#44

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Business, Management & Marketing students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools award.

Rank College Location
47 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
47 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
49 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
49 Rensselaer at Hartford Hartford, CT
51 Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential Elkhorn, WI
51 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN
53 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
54 University of Charleston Charleston, WV
55 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
55 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
57 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
57 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
57 Florida International University Miami, FL
57 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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