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2024 Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

1,079 Colleges in the United States
147,123 Bachelor's Degrees
General Business Administration and Management is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 1,079 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general business administration and management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 147,123 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Business Administration and Management School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools The business administration bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general business administration and management students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Business Administration and Management in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general business administration and management. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Business Administration

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,035 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general business administration and management. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from University of Southern California

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
149 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general business administration and management. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from University of Pennsylvania

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
610 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general business administration and management. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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141 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general business administration and management needs to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Carnegie Mellon University

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
336 Annual Graduates

Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Emory University

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 Annual Graduates

Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Georgetown University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
392 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from University of California - Berkeley

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
318 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Texas A&M University - College Station

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
638 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Boston University

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Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
140 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Bentley University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
348 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
103 Annual Graduates

Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Michigan State University

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
26 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Rice University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
391 Annual Graduates

Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
163 Annual Graduates

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from The University of Texas at Austin

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Purdue University - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
94 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Stevens Institute of Technology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
216 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Babson College
Wellesley, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
607 Annual Graduates

Babson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wellesley.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Babson College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
766 Annual Graduates

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from George Washington University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
153 Annual Graduates

Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from Iowa State University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5,938 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general business administration and management from University of Phoenix - Arizona

Rest of the Top 50 Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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Park University
Parkville, MO
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Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1079 different United States general business administration and management schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
52 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
53 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
54 Fordham University Bronx, NY
55 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
56 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
57 Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL
58 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
59 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
60 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
61 Creighton University Omaha, NE
62 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
63 Providence College Providence, RI
64 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
65 University of Delaware Newark, DE
66 Seattle University Seattle, WA
67 Villanova University Villanova, PA
68 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
69 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
70 Bryant University Smithfield, RI
71 City University of Seattle Seattle, WA
72 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL
73 Chapman University Orange, CA
74 American University Washington, DC
75 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
76 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
77 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
78 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
79 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
80 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
81 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
82 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
83 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
84 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
85 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
86 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
87 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
88 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
89 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
90 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
91 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
92 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
93 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
93 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
94 Colorado State University - Global Campus Aurora, CO
95 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
96 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
97 National University San Diego, CA
98 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
99 DePaul University Chicago, IL
100 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
101 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
102 Bradley University Peoria, IL
103 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
104 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
105 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL
106 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
107 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
108 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
109 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
110 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
111 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN
112 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
113 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
114 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
115 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
116 Florida International University Miami, FL
117 Brandman University Irvine, CA
118 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
119 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
120 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
121 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
122 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
123 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
124 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
125 Southwestern College Winfield, KS
126 Northwood University Midland, MI
127 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
128 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
129 Drake University Des Moines, IA
130 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
131 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
132 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
132 Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
133 Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN
134 Washington State University Pullman, WA
135 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
136 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
137 Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA
138 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
139 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
140 George Fox University Newberg, OR
141 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
142 Suffolk University Boston, MA
143 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
144 Portland State University Portland, OR
145 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
146 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
147 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
148 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
149 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
150 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
151 University of Charleston Charleston, WV
152 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
153 American InterContinental University - Online Chandler, AZ
154 Webster University Saint Louis, MO
155 Valencia College Orlando, FL
155 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
157 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
158 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
159 University of Idaho Moscow, ID
160 Towson University Towson, MD
161 University of La Verne La Verne, CA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for General Business Administration and Management students that almost earned our Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
162 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
163 Catholic University of America Washington, DC
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164 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
165 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
166 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
167 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
168 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
169 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
170 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
171 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
172 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI
173 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
174 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
175 Marymount University Arlington, VA
176 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
177 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
178 Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD
179 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
180 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
181 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, MN
182 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
183 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
184 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
185 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
186 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA
187 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
188 Judson University Elgin, IL
189 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
190 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
191 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
192 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
193 Elon University Elon, NC
194 Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN
195 Yeshiva University New York, NY
196 Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA
197 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
198 Franklin University Columbus, OH
199 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
200 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
201 Boise State University Boise, ID
202 Illinois State University Normal, IL
203 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
204 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH
205 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
206 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
207 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
208 Furman University Greenville, SC
209 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
210 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
211 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
212 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
213 Widener University Chester, PA
214 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
215 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO

General Business Administration and Management by Region

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Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 323
Retail Management 255
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