by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,822 people earned their degree in business management and marketing, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 933 business management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major” ranking analyzed 58 colleges that offered a degree in business management and marketing. That schools that top this list have a program in business management and marketing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Charleston. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major. University of Charleston is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 123 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 60 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kettering University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Located in Flint, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 55 degrees to qualified masters’s business management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Kettering University Business Management & Marketing Report
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan College of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. MCNY is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 36 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amberton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s business management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 12 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #7. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #8. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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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Oklahoma Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Oklahoma Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Maine Maritime Academy did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Maine Maritime Academy is located in Castine, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Maine Maritime Academy Business Management & Marketing Report
Elms College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. Elms College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 26 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Saint Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Misericordia University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Located in Dallas, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s business management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Chatham University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Chatham University Business Management & Marketing Report
Columbus State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Hato Rey, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s business management and marketing degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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The New School came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. The New School is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Goucher College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 6 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #21, Widener University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 38 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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New York University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 130 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Lincoln Memorial University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Harrogate, Tennessee. It awarded 12 masters’s business management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Brenau University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Management & Marketing Major ranking. Brenau is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s business management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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