2024 Best Project Management Schools
64
Colleges in the United States
4,237
Project Management Degrees Awarded
A degree in
project management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #250 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 64 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Project Management Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,237 degrees in project management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Project Management School
The project management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Project Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for project management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Project Management Degree Level
The project management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Project Management Schools.
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Best Schools for Project Management in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of project management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Project Management
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
148
Project Management Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in project management has to check out University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 148 project management students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in project management from University of Southern California
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
60
Project Management Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in project management. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 project management students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In DC
52
Project Management Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in project management has to check out George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 project management students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in project management from George Washington University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
120
Project Management Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat The University of Arizona Global Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in project management. UAGC is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 50th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 120 project management students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in project management from The University of Arizona Global Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NE
89
Project Management Degrees Awarded
Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bellevue. This university ranks 3rd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 89 project management students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in project management from Bellevue University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.
There were about 4 project management students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In KS
47
Project Management Degrees Awarded
KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 project management students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 project management students who graduated with this degree at Golden Gate University - San Francisco in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
54
Project Management Degrees Awarded
Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 54 project management students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in project management from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
134
Project Management Degrees Awarded
Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
There were roughly 134 project management students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in project management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
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