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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 226,882 business, management and marketing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 230 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

About 58% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 230 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 48% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 1,231 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Johns Hopkins, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Strayer University - Global Region ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 1,131 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Strayer University - Global Region, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 40% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 976 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Cornell, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Of the 830 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Rutgers Newark, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#10

Baruch College

New York, NY

Baruch College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Baruch is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

About 52% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 48% are male.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Women make up 47% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#12

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

Of the 649 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Wilmington University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#13

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#14

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester 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 #14 on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Of the 633 students majoring in business, management and marketing at University of Rochester, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#15

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#16

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse 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 midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#17

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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 #17 on the list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#18

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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St John’s University - New York 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 #19 on the list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

About 51% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#20

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Of the 433 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Seton Hall, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#21

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #21, Stony Brook 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 suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 52% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#22

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 387 students majoring in business, management and marketing at St. Joe's, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#22

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

Of the 387 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Hofstra, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#24

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Stevens Institute of Technology 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. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Women make up 41% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#26

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
#27

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
#29

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
#30

Pace University - New York

New York, NY
#31

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#31

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
35 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
36 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
37 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
38 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
39 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
40 Goldey - Beacom College Wilmington, DE
41 LIM College New York, NY
42 University at Albany Albany, NY
43 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
44 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
45 Monroe College Bronx, NY
46 Iona College New Rochelle, NY

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 15,641
Pennsylvania 10,239
Maryland 5,708
New Jersey 4,113
District of Columbia 3,850
Delaware 1,257

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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