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2025 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Massachusetts

52 Colleges in Massachusetts
11,102 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$56,357 Avg Early-Career Salary
Business Administration & Management is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 52 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for business administration & management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11,102 degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School

Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of business administration & management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Business Administration & Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Business Administration
Bachelor's Degrees in Business Administration
Master's Degrees in Business Administration
Doctor's Degrees in Business Administration

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 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Business Administration & Management in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of business administration degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Massachusetts Schools in Business Administration

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,218 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
5.5% Growth in Graduates

Boston University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1218 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the business administration & management major at Boston University get $30,850 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
363 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$101,032 Median Starting Salary

Boston College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 363 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from Boston College make $44,674 more than the average business administration graduate.

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Babson College
Wellesley, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,054 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
4.5% Growth in Graduates

Babson College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in business administration & management. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wellesley.

There were roughly 1054 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Babson College in the most recent data year. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from Babson College receive $44,641 more than the typical business administration graduate.

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Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
369 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
20.6% Growth in Graduates

Bentley University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bentley is a great university overall.

There were about 369 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent data year. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from Bentley University receive $29,899 more than the typical business administration student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
749 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
3.9% Growth in Graduates

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were approximately 749 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the business administration & management degree program at University of Massachusetts Amherst make $44,353 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

Degree recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Northeastern University earn $8,361 more than the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
245 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$71,919 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.

There were roughly 245 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the business administration & management program at Suffolk University earn $15,561 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
40.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were about 44 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the business administration & management major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute get $90,811 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,119 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
11.8% Growth in Graduates

UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the suburb of Lowell. A Best Colleges rank of #276 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Lowell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1119 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year. Business Administration & Management degree recipients from University of Massachusetts - Lowell get an earnings boost of approximately $4,908 above the typical income of business administration & management majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
108 Business Administration Degrees Awarded
$89,111 Median Starting Salary

Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brandeis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 108 business administration & management students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available. Those business administration & management students who get their degree from Brandeis University earn $32,754 more than the standard business administration grad.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business Administration & Management students in the state of Massachusetts that almost earned our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Massachusetts award.

Rank College Location
11 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA
12 Endicott College Beverly, MA
13 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
14 Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA
15 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA
16 Gordon College Wenham, MA
17 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241 3,593
New Hampshire 210 8,569
Maine 202 897
Rhode Island 200 1,287
Vermont 194 804

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 9,736
Interior Design Management 420
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 242
Organizational Leadership 240
Supply Chain Management 237
Project Management 105
Operations Management 59
Office Administration 27
Research and Development Management 27
Retail Management 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3,447
Finance & Financial Management 2,289
General Business/Commerce 2,109
Accounting 2,015
Marketing 1,665
International Business 492
Human Resource Management 432
Hospitality Management 383
Other Business, Management & Marketing 316
Management Information Systems 247

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