2024 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Business Administration & Management is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for business administration & management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,219 master's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business administration & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business administration & management students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

The business administration 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 Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Louisiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management.

10 Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Business Administration

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

37 Annual Graduates

$84,001 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in business administration & management has to look into Tulane University of Louisiana. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from Tulane University of Louisiana earn $23,931 more than the average business administration grad.

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2

Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

2,249 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Louisiana State University - Shreveport

3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

196 Annual Graduates

$60,797 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the business administration program earn an average of $60,797 in the first couple years of working.

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4

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

102 Annual Graduates

$56,100 Median Starting Salary

Louisiana Tech University is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in business administration & management. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public university located in the town of Ruston.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $56,100 in the first couple years of their career.

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5

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

333 Annual Graduates

$50,920 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the business administration program earn about $50,920 for their early career.

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6

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

50 Annual Graduates

$84,154 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management degree program at University of Louisiana at Monroe get $24,084 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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7

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

25 Annual Graduates

$57,839 Median Starting Salary

Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Thibodaux.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $57,839 in their early career salary.

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8

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

34 Annual Graduates

McNeese is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Lake Charles.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from McNeese State University

9

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

74 Annual Graduates

$62,202 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from University of New Orleans make $2,132 more than the standard business administration graduate.

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10

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

51 Annual Graduates

$49,491 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $49,491 for their early career.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	6,153
Georgia	190	2,252
Virginia	182	4,078
North Carolina	178	3,014
Tennessee	166	2,035
Alabama	151	2,940
Kentucky	147	870
South Carolina	146	1,106
Mississippi	145	1,071
Arkansas	121	450
West Virginia	112	1,112

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	3,211
Interior Design Management	7
Operations Management	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	195
Finance & Financial Management	182
General Business/Commerce	130
Human Resource Management	118
International Business	116
Accounting	95
Construction Management	38
Other Business, Management & Marketing	38
Hospitality Management	27
Real Estate	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.