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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major

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1,082 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Entrepreneurship Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 11,319 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,578 and had an average of $25,632 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,082 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major” ranking, we looked at 88 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurial studies. That schools that top this list have a program in entrepreneurial studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree entrepreneurship students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies

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Hult International Business School
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hult International Business School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. Hult International Business School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 110 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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Cogswell College
San Jose, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cogswell College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. Cogswell College is located in San Jose, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Cogswell College Entrepreneurial Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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Peru State College
Peru, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Peru State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major. Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Peru State College

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 204 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at UPenn

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

University of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 64 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at University of San Francisco

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Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia

With a ranking of #7, Agnes Scott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. Agnes Scott College is located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Agnes Scott College

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The University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida

The University of Tampa ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. The University of Tampa is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 37 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Dickinson State University
Dickinson, North Dakota

Dickinson State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. Dickinson State University is a small school located in Dickinson, North Dakota that handed out 5 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Advancing Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Advancing Technology

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Everglades University
Boca Raton, Florida

Everglades University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Houston - Victoria came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at UH Victoria

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking, coming in at #13. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 8 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern Adventist University Entrepreneurial Studies Report

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Goldey - Beacom College
Wilmington, Delaware

Goldey - Beacom College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.

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Brescia University
Owensboro, Kentucky

Brescia University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. Brescia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 2 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Brescia University

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Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma

Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Langston, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Langston University Entrepreneurial Studies Report

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Purchase College
Purchase, New York

Purchase College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. Located in Purchase, New York, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Purchase College

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With a ranking of #18, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 51 masters’s entrepreneurship 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 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNC Charlotte Entrepreneurial Studies Report

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California

California Lutheran University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. CLU is a small school located in Thousand Oaks, California that handed out 7 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California Lutheran University Entrepreneurial Studies Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 85 masters’s entrepreneurship 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Southern California

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Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #22, Elms College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major list. Located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students 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%.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Elms College

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Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, California

Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. Mount Saint Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s 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. 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%.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at MSMU

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Baruch College
New York, New York

Baruch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking, coming in at #24. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full Baruch Entrepreneurial Studies Report

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major ranking. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

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