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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia

11 Colleges
$43,053 Avg Salary
$25,166 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in West Virginia with 1,895 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in West Virginia. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

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#3

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

The excellent programs at University of Charleston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in West Virginia. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.

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#4

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Liberty University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Salem University

Salem, WV

Salem University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Salem, Salem is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherd University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

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West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. Located in the remote town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

Wheeling University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wheeling University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wheeling.

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#10

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

Fairmont State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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
North Carolina 6,200
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
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 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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