2025 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you pursue a master's degree in business administration & management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,861 master's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business administration & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business administration & management students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Connecticut

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Business Administration

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

158 Annual Graduates

$112,902 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management major at University of Connecticut make $16,081 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

155 Annual Graduates

$79,999 Median Starting Salary

Fairfield University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business administration & management. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield.

After graduating, business administration master's recipients typically earn about $79,999 in the first five years of their career.

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3

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

298 Annual Graduates

$77,487 Median Starting Salary

Quinnipiac University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

After graduation, business administration master's recipients generally earn an average of $77,487 in their early careers.

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4

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

273 Annual Graduates

$98,958 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Hartford if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from University of Hartford earn a boost of about $2,137 above the typical income of business administration & management majors.

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5

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

172 Annual Graduates

$73,027 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $73,027 in the first couple years of their career.

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6

Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT

52 Annual Graduates

$72,713 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program report average early career wages of $72,713.

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7

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

54 Annual Graduates

$75,928 Median Starting Salary

SCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $75,928 for their early career.

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8

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT

16 Annual Graduates

ECSU is a small public university located in the town of Willimantic.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Eastern Connecticut State University

9

Post University
Waterbury, CT

33 Annual Graduates

Post University is a very large private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waterbury.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Post University

10

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

60 Annual Graduates

$66,968 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduation, business administration master's recipients typically earn around $66,968 in their early careers.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	4,906
Rhode Island	127	513
New Hampshire	108	2,573
Vermont	91	284
Maine	90	178

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

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

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	1,756
Organizational Leadership	65
Project Management	33
Interior Design Management	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	691
Accounting	417
General Business/Commerce	213
Human Resource Management	57
Construction Management	16
Finance & Financial Management	14
Telecommunications Management	6
Taxation	4

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.