by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major” ranking.
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 416,988 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major” ranking looked at 1,799 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree business, management & marketing students.
Out of the 1,799 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Reformed University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Full Reformed University Business, Management & Marketing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Menlo College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major. Menlo College is located in Atherton, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside Flex. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. UW - Parkside Flex Option is a small public school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 1,799 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 763 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. Bryant is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 741 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
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DeVry University - Colorado landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. This small school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Colorado Business, Management & Marketing Report
Babson College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It awarded 607 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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With a ranking of #9, Bentley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 933 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baruch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #10. Baruch College is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 3,069 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
DeVry University - Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Merrillville, Indiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full DeVry University - Indiana Business, Management & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #12, Unilatina International College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. Unilatina International College is a small school located in Miramar, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Unilatina International College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Strayer University - New Jersey came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit institution located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - New Jersey Business, Management & Marketing Report
DeVry University - Missouri landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at DeVry University - Missouri
Paine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #14. Paine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Cleary University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. Cleary College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Howell, Michigan. It awarded 100 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cleary University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Paul Quinn College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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University of Phoenix - Nevada came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. University of Phoenix - Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Phoenix - Nevada Business, Management & Marketing Report
National American University - Kings Bay ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. National American University - Kings Bay is a small school located in Kings Bay, Georgia that handed out 7 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Phoenix - Texas ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
DeVry University - California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking, coming in at #21. DeVry University - California is a small school located in Pomona, California that handed out 285 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. Aguadilla, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 200 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at UPR Aguadilla
With a ranking of #23, San Ignacio University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. This small school is located in Doral, Florida, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #24, Nichols College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major list. Located in Dudley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 227 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Lakeland University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major ranking. Lakeland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 310 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lakeland University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Hawaii - West Oahu | Kapolei, HI |
| 52 | University of Management and Technology | Arlington, VA |
| 53 | University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon | Bayamon, PR |
| 54 | Berkeley College - New York | New York, NY |
| 55 | Strayer University - Alabama | Birmingham, AL |
| 56 | Urshan College | Wentzville, MO |
| 57 | Clinton College | Rock Hill, SC |
| 58 | DeVry University - Virginia | Arlington, VA |
| 59 | Franklin University | Columbus, OH |
| 60 | Walsh College | Troy, MI |
| 61 | Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies | Fort-Wayne, IN |
| 62 | University of Phoenix - Hawaii | Honolulu, HI |
| 63 | DeVry University - North Carolina | Charlotte, NC |
| 63 | The North Coast College | Lakewood, OH |
| 65 | Strayer University - Georgia | Atlanta, GA |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville, OK |
| 267 | Butler University | Indianapolis, IN |
| 268 | Millennia Atlantic University | Doral, FL |
| 269 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah, NJ |
| 270 | Saint Vincent College | Latrobe, PA |
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