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It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking. 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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Top Business Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina.
Online graduate courses are available at Duke, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in North Carolina.
One thing to take note of is that UNC Chapel Hill does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 31 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Wake Forest University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at NC State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elon University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UNC Charlotte does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Queens University of Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Queens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Appalachian State University landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Appalachian State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wingate. In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UNCW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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East Carolina University landed the #11 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
One thing to take note of is that ECU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UNC Greensboro does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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High Point University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since High Point does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 12% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Gardner - Webb does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
Western Carolina University landed the #15 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
WCU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Pfeiffer University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Pfeiffer University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NC A&T. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Campbell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Campbell, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Barton College landed the #19 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Barton College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
Montreat College landed the #20 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Montreat College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #21, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lenoir - Rhyne University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Mount Olive ranked #22 on this year’s list.
Since the graduate programs at UMO are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Fayetteville State University landed the #23 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fayetteville State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Carolina Central University landed the #24 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at North Carolina Central University. In 2019-2020 about 56% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
North Carolina Wesleyan College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, North Carolina Wesleyan College is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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