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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Project Management is the 250th most popular major in the country with 4,189 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,491 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major” ranking analyzed 69 colleges that offered a degree in project management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in project management.
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The project management 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amberton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major. Garland, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 39 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major list. Virginia International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 35 masters’s project management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Full Florida Institute of Technology - Online Project Management Report
Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus is a small private for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1 masters’s project management degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus Project Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornerstone University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major. Cornerstone is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s project management degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Grantham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. LIttle Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 60 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California Intercontinental University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking, coming in at #7. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Project Management at California Intercontinental University
University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 53 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Charleston Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 33 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Universidad del Este did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major list. Universidad del Este is a private not-for-profit institution located in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management 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 20 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mount Saint Mary’s University Project Management Report
Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking, coming in at #13. Colorado State University - Global Campus is located in Aurora, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 103 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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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Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 94 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Project Management Report
New England College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s project management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Brandeis University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major list. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Aspen University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 29 masters’s project management degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
City University of Seattle landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. CityU is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 ranking of #21, Granite State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major list. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 17 masters’s project management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Project Management at Florida Institute of Technology
Thomas College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major ranking. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 3 masters’s project management degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Elmhurst University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Project Management Major list. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elmhurst, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s project management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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