2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You
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 Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,313 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5,838 students majoring in business, management and marketing at WGU, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 41% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 2,987 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UOPX - Arizona, 38% are male and 62% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Of the 2,659 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northwestern, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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Out of the 1,313 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 58% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.
Of the 2,249 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 2,237 students majoring in business, management and marketing at NYU, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 49% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Webster University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 1,744 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Webster, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,723 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Columbia, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
About 42% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 46% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,481 students majoring in business, management and marketing at FIU, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Florida International University Report
DeVry University - Illinois ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 63% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,340 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UT Dallas, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Harvard University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 44% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 56% are male.
Columbia Southern University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,241 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Columbia Southern University, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Duke University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Of the 1,236 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Duke, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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With a ranking of #22, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 41% are male.
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Hult International Business School came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Hult International Business School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
About 45% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 55% are male.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Hult International Business School Report
Boston University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 1,135 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Boston U, 51% are male and 49% are female.
Full Business, Management & Marketing at Boston University Report
Strayer University - Global Region did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 54% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 46% are male.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1313 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools award.
Business, Management & Marketing by Region
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Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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.
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