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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 3rd in Arkansas. In fact, 731 were awarded in the state 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 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 in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in Arkansas for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 65% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Arkansas. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Of the 80 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UCA, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in business, management and marketing at A-State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#4

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

Out of the 11 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

Of the 72 students majoring in business, management and marketing at JBU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

Women make up 37% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

Of the 47 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#7

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#8

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#10

Hendrix College

Conway, AR

Hendrix College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Conway.

Of the 11 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Hendrix, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
North Carolina 6,200
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
West Virginia 1,895
Kentucky 2,845
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.

  • 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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