by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Business Administration & Management is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 416,590 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 District of Columbia, there were 2,564 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,560 and $27,511 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,001 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in business administration and management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in business administration and management.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree business administration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1,065 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 364 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 309 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 126 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #5 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 33 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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Howard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #7, Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s business administration degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Trinity Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Full Trinity College Business Administration & Management Report
University of the District of Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 12 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of the District of Columbia Business Administration & Management Report
Gallaudet University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s ranking. Gallaudet University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 10 masters’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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