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

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

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in North Carolina to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for business, management and marketing students. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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

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#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

With a ranking of #9, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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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
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

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 27 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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