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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

48 Colleges
$49,575 Avg Salary
$26,860 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for business administration & management students. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Aurora.

Business Administration majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out an average of $28,181 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration & management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

After completing their degree, business administration graduates from BYU carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration majors at UVU take out an average of $12,438 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for business administration & management students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, business administration graduates from CU - Boulder take out $30,750 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $718.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration & management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

On average, business administration graduates from Colorado State take out $30,809 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $454, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

After completing their degree, business administration graduates from FRCC carry an average student debtload of $11,000.

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#7

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration & management programs. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, business administration majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $13,991 in student debt.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration majors at U of U take out an average of $30,586 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

Business Administration majors at CU Anschutz take out an average of $31,654 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $292, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

While working on their degree, business administration majors at Westminster College Salt Lake accumulate an average of around $34,700 in student debt.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration & management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 10,090
Utah 10,743
Idaho 1,341
Wyoming 233
Montana 278

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

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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