2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

Project Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #128 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 120 master's degrees in project management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Project Management School for Your Master's Degree

The project management master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for project management, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Project Management Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for project management.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Project Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in project management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Project Management Students Working on Their Master's

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

48 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

Georgetown University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in project management. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in project management in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 48 project management students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in project management from Georgetown University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

40 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In DC

#2 Best Quality In DC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Washington University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in project management. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in project management in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 40 project management students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in project management from George Washington University

3

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#2 Best Quality In PA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in project management needs to take a look at Drexel University. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in project management in Pennsylvania.

There were about 15 project management students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in project management from Drexel University

4

American University
Washington, DC

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In DC

#3 Best Quality In DC

American University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in project management. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in project management in District of Columbia.

There were about 8 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in project management from American University

5

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in project management in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 7 project management students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in project management from Lehigh University

6

University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus
Washington, DC

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In DC

#4 Best Quality In DC

University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in project management in District of Columbia.

There were about 2 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in project management from University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus

7

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

#1 Most Popular In NJ

Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in project management from Stevens Institute of Technology

 

Best Project Management Colleges by State

Explore the most popular project management schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	586	31
District of Columbia	330	101
New Jersey	323	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Project Management

One of 15 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Project Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	16,139
Organizational Leadership	625
Interior Design Management	557
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	501
Retail Management	96
Supply Chain Management	80
Operations Management	80
Transportation/Mobility Management	57
Science/Technology Management	55
Research and Development Management	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.