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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina

11 Colleges
$44,749 Avg Salary
$26,047 Avg Student Debt

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in North Carolina with 6,200 degrees and certificates handed out 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular online school in North Carolina for business, management and marketing students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fayetteville State University is a great place for business, management and marketing students pursuing an online degree. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - North Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

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With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#6

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Pfeiffer 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. Pfeiffer University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Misenheimer.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
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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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.

  • 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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