2021 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans in the United States
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Vets
In 2018-2019, 416,954 bachelor's degrees were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
This year's Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans in the United States ranking analyzed 1,178 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business, management and marketing programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the business, management and marketing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools for Veterans in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans.
Top 25 Most Veteran Friendly Business, Management & Marketing Schools
Bentley University comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham. Bentley also made our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list, coming in at #1.
Of the 5,460 students enrolled at Bentley, 33 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $20,696. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bentley does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Our rankings recognize Bismarck State College as the #2 school in this year's rankings. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.
Our most recent data shows that 211 of the 3,778 students enrolled at BSC were GI Bill® students, of which 137 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $3,430. BSC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Bryant University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Bryant did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Of the 3,788 students enrolled at Bryant, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $22,197. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bryant does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Our rankings recognize University of Pennsylvania as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
According to our most recent data, UPenn supports 25,860 students, and 272 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 153 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $22,428. In addition to receiving other benefits, 106 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Babson College. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wellesley. Babson College also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States rankings.
Among the 3,357 students enrolled at Babson College, 22 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $30,054. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Joseph's University. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for vets list, St. Joe's has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States ranking.
Our most recent data shows that 118 of the 7,589 students enrolled at St. Joe’s were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $10,315. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Joe’s does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Bellevue University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Our most recent data shows that 1,566 of the 9,621 students enrolled at Bellevue University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $7,020. Bellevue University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College landed the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a fairly large student population. Baruch also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States rankings.
Among the 18,029 students enrolled at Baruch, 173 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,358. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the city of Columbia, Carolina is a public college with a very large student population. Carolina excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Our most recent data shows that 1,523 of the 34,795 students enrolled at Carolina were GI Bill® students, of which 897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,738. On top of their other funding sources, 38 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Baylor University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Our most recent data shows that 785 of the 17,217 students enrolled at Baylor were GI Bill® students, of which 512 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,475. In addition to receiving other benefits, 270 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Our rankings recognize University of the Incarnate Word as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIW also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States ranking.
Of the 8,263 students enrolled at UIW, 1,198 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 910 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,438. On top of their other funding sources, 125 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Northwood University earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Midland. Northwood also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Among the 3,177 students enrolled at Northwood, 121 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,925. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Our rankings recognize Trident University International as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, TUI is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 6,861 students enrolled at TUI, 2,634 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2,084 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $5,624. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. TUI does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Culinary Institute of America comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park. The Culinary Institute of America also made our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list, coming in at #6.
Our most recent data shows that 152 of the 2,990 students enrolled at The Culinary Institute of America were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,874. In addition to receiving other benefits, 72 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Our most recent data shows that 844 of the 2,515 students enrolled at Golden Gate University - San Francisco were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $12,949. During this same period, 75 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Golden Gate University - San Francisco does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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LIM College earned the #16 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New York, LIM is a private for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LIM also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States ranking.
Among the 1,781 students enrolled at LIM, 28 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $17,392. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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The #17 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Menlo College. Menlo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Atherton. In addition to being on our bet for vets list, Menlo is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Of the 775 students enrolled at Menlo, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $20,337. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Our rankings recognize Georgetown University as the #18 school in this year's rankings. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. On top of its placing in our veterans rankings, Georgetown also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list. It's in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
Our most recent data shows that 870 of the 19,204 students enrolled at Georgetown were GI Bill® students, of which 809 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,728. In addition to receiving other benefits, 254 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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The #19 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida State also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States ranking.
Of the 41,005 students enrolled at Florida State, 986 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 582 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,897. During this same period, 20 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Our rankings recognize Florida International University as the #20 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for vets list, FIU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Of the 57,942 students enrolled at FIU, 1,099 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 646 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,649. FIU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wisconsin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. In addition to being on our bet for vets list, Wisconsin is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Among the 43,463 students enrolled at Wisconsin, 554 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 346 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $10,489. During this same period, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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The #22 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
According to our most recent data, SNHU supports 104,068 students, and 10,271 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,328 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for these recipients was $5,316. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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University of Northwestern Ohio landed the #23 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the small suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 3,420 students enrolled at University of Northwestern Ohio, 234 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 170 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,743. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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The #24 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe. ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Among the 51,585 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,047 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6,145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,977. To help with additional expenses, 156 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Southern Nazarene University landed the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for vets list, SNU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing in the United States list.
Among the 2,081 students enrolled at SNU, 312 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,347. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SNU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans in the United States badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1178 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for United States vets studying Business, Management & Marketing that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans in the United States award.
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Accounting | 53,997 |
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
**GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
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Southern New Hampshire University
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Grand Canyon University (GCU)
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Northcentral University
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Colorado Technical University (CTU)
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