by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 89 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19,258 master's degrees in business, management & marketing during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business, management & marketing students working on their master's degree.
The business, management & marketing 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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business, management & marketing students seeking a a master's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at Yale University. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Yale University
Harvard University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Harvard University
Bentley University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Bentley University
Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Boston University
Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Connecticut
Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Dartmouth College
Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Boston College
Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Babson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Babson College
Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Brown University
Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Wentworth Institute of Technology
Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Northeastern University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
| 15 | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, CT |
| 16 | Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT |
| 17 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH |
| 18 | Bryant University | Smithfield, RI |
| 19 | Emerson College | Boston, MA |
| 20 | Suffolk University | Boston, MA |
| 21 | Providence College | Providence, RI |
| 22 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell, MA |
Explore the best business, management & marketing schools for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 34 | 10,515 |
| Rhode Island | 32 | 940 |
| Connecticut | 30 | 3,141 |
| New Hampshire | 27 | 4,022 |
| Maine | 27 | 276 |
| Vermont | 25 | 364 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 10,214 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 3,673 |
| Accounting | 1,601 |
| Human Resource Management | 837 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 731 |
| General Business/Commerce | 704 |
| Marketing | 562 |
| International Business | 366 |
| Hospitality Management | 159 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 123 |
