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2024 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Ohio

71 Colleges in Ohio
11,891 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$46,200 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #2 in popularity, business administration & management is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 71 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11,891 degrees in business administration & management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School

Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Ohio Your choice of business administration & management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for business administration & management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Business Administration
Bachelor's Degrees in Business Administration
Master's Degrees in Business Administration
Doctor's Degrees in Business Administration

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 Schools in Ohio. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Business Administration & Management in Ohio

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the business administration degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Ohio Schools in Business Administration

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
610 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$73,925 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 610 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Business Administration & Management degree recipients from Ohio State University - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of about $27,725 over the typical earnings of business administration & management majors.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
172 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$81,427 Median Starting Salary

Case Western Reserve University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were approximately 172 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available. Business Administration & Management degree recipients from Case Western Reserve University get an earnings boost of around $35,227 above the typical earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
488 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in business administration & management has to look into University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were about 488 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus earn $7,688 more than the average business administration graduate.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
633 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$53,864 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a degree in business administration & management. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were about 633 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the business administration & management program at Ohio University - Athens Campus earn $7,664 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
200 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
89.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #316 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Xavier is a great university overall.

There were roughly 200 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Xavier in the most recent data year. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from Xavier University make $20,082 more than the average business administration graduate.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
144 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$83,526 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 144 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from Miami University - Oxford earn $37,326 more than the average business administration grad.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
237 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
26.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 237 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from University of Dayton make $12,586 more than the typical business administration grad.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
334 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$63,514 Median Starting Salary

University of Toledo is a large public university located in the large city of Toledo. This university ranks 19th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 334 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from University of Toledo earn $17,314 more than the average business administration grad.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
217 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
29.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 217 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year. Business Administration & Management degree recipients from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus earn a boost of around $19,028 over the typical earnings of business administration & management majors.

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
279 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$57,244 Median Starting Salary

Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 20th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 279 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Ashland in the most recent data year. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from Ashland University make $11,044 more than the typical business administration student.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business Administration & Management students in the state of Ohio that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
12 Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, OH
13 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH
14 Franklin University Columbus, OH
15 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
16 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
17 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 9,225
Illinois 304 12,631
Indiana 294 6,565
Wisconsin 273 5,326

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 9,571
Operations Management 665
Supply Chain Management 520
Organizational Leadership 421
Interior Design Management 317
Retail Management 141
Project Management 89
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 81
Office Administration 38
E-Commerce 23

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Support & Assistant Services 3,722
Accounting 3,687
Marketing 3,315
Finance & Financial Management 3,229
Human Resource Management 1,146
Real Estate 921
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 902
Entrepreneurial Studies 704
General Business/Commerce 657
Management Information Systems 568

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