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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 10,287 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>.

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 78 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for business administration & management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Out of the 78 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucknell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 78 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin and Marshall College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lancaster.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business administration & management programs. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

On average, business administration graduates from Villanova take out $27,850 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration & management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $595.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree business administration & management programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $1,086.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

On average, business administration graduates from Pitt take out $19,302 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, business administration graduates from Temple take out $19,086 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#11

Misericordia University

Dallas, PA

Misericordia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration & management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Business Administration majors at Misericordia University take out an average of $27,190 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $584, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
12 Alvernia University Reading, PA
13 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA
14 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
15 University of Scranton Scranton, PA

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 20,464
Maryland 6,675
New Jersey 9,128
District of Columbia 2,467
Delaware 1,281

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 343,412
Organizational Leadership 15,220
Interior Design Management 13,728
Supply Chain Management 10,601
Operations Management 6,424
Project Management 4,189
Office Administration 3,577
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2,736
Retail Management 959
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 939
Transportation/Mobility Management 641
E-Commerce 469
Science/Technology Management 359
Research and Development Management 284
Customer Service Management 178
Risk Management 37

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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