2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in entrepreneurship, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #156 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for entrepreneurship students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 master's degrees in entrepreneurship during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Entrepreneurship School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in entrepreneurial studies matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for entrepreneurship, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for entrepreneurship.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Entrepreneurship in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in entrepreneurship.

Most Well Attended Schools for Entrepreneurial Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in entrepreneurship needs to take a look at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in entrepreneurship in North Carolina.

There were about 23 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in entrepreneurship from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2

Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, NC

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lenoir - Rhyne University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in entrepreneurship. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Hickory. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in entrepreneurship in North Carolina.

There were approximately 3 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at Lenoir - Rhyne University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in entrepreneurship from Lenoir - Rhyne University

3

Duke University
Durham, NC

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in entrepreneurship. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in entrepreneurship in North Carolina.

There were roughly 2 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in entrepreneurship from Duke University

4

Meredith College
Raleigh, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Meredith College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in entrepreneurship. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Raleigh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in entrepreneurship in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in entrepreneurship from Meredith College

Best Entrepreneurship Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Entrepreneurship Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	141
Georgia	361	1
Virginia	305	2
Tennessee	296	7
South Carolina	251	0
West Virginia	154	18

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Entrepreneurship Related Rankings by Major

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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).
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