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

Ranked #1 in popularity, business administration & management is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 930 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 colleges for business administration & management students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management.

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

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

256 Annual Graduates

$96,306 Median Starting Salary

Mississippi State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from Mississippi State University earn $31,572 more than the average business administration grad.

More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

95 Annual Graduates

$88,581 Median Starting Salary

University of Mississippi is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management. Ole Miss is a very large public university located in the remote town of University.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from University of Mississippi receive $23,847 more than the average business administration graduate.

More information about a master’s in business administration & management from University of Mississippi

3

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

100 Annual Graduates

$71,153 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern Mississippi is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from University of Southern Mississippi receive an earnings boost of around $6,419 over the average earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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4

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

231 Annual Graduates

$52,209 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in business administration & management needs to look into Belhaven University. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career wages of $52,209.

More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Belhaven University

5

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

20 Annual Graduates

$64,757 Median Starting Salary

MC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Clinton.

Master's students who receive their degree from the business administration program earn about $64,757 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Mississippi College

6

Millsaps College
Jackson, MS

20 Annual Graduates

Millsaps is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Jackson.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Millsaps College

7

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

18 Annual Graduates

MUW is a small public university located in the remote town of Columbus.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Mississippi University for Women

8

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from William Carey University

9

Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain, MS

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Blue Mountain College

10

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

55 Annual Graduates

$52,452 Median Starting Salary

Jackson State is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $52,452 in their early career salary.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	6,153
Georgia	190	2,252
Virginia	182	4,078
North Carolina	178	3,014
Tennessee	166	2,035
Alabama	151	2,940
Kentucky	147	870
Louisiana	147	3,219
South Carolina	146	1,106
Arkansas	121	450
West Virginia	112	1,112

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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	921
Transportation/Mobility Management	9

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	157
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	106
Management Information Systems	23
Taxation	18
Human Resource Management	14
Finance & Financial Management	9
Hospitality Management	9
Business/Managerial Economics	7

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.