by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 52,216 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,117 and $23,333 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18,581 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 210 colleges that offer a degree in business administration and management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business administration and management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 210 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at DeVry University - Pennsylvania
Out of the 210 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #2 spot on the list. Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,065 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Strayer University - Global Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 18 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 210 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan College of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Metropolitan College of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 104 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan College of New York Business Administration & Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Maritime College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Throggs Neck, New York, this small public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at SUNY Maritime College
With a ranking of #6, DeVry University - New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in North Brunswick, New Jersey, this small private for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full DeVry University - New Jersey Business Administration & Management Report
DeVry College of New York landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at DeVry College of New York
With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - New Jersey is located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - New Jersey Business Administration & Management Report
LIM College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LIM College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 105 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Waynesburg University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Waynesburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Waynesburg University Business Administration & Management Report
Strayer University - Maryland did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Suitland, Maryland, this small private for-profit school awarded 88 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Maryland Business Administration & Management Report
Goldey - Beacom College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Delaware. It awarded 66 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Goldey - Beacom College
Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 23 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Strayer University - District of Columbia
With a ranking of #14, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,081 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maryland Global Campus Business Administration & Management Report
Rosemont College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rosemont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Rosemont College
Wilmington University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 498 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Wilmington University
DeSales University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 120 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full DeSales University Business Administration & Management Report
With a ranking of #18, Iona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Iona is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Rochelle, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 133 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Iona
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 450 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Rutgers Newark
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HUC - JIR is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 16 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion Business Administration & Management Report
Strayer University - Delaware did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Strayer University - Delaware is a small private for-profit school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 6 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Strayer University - Delaware
Centenary University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Centenary is a small school located in Hackettstown, New Jersey that handed out 55 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Centenary
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 160 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Medaille College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 59 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Medaille College
Seton Hall University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 311 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Seton Hall University Business Administration & Management Report
Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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