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

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 reviewed 12 schools in Oklahoma to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,282 master's degrees in business administration & management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 full 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

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

1

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

193 Annual Graduates

$112,239 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Oklahoma Norman Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management program at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus make $38,105 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

178 Annual Graduates

$85,393 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Oklahoma State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. OSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management program at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus earn $11,259 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3

Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OK

85 Annual Graduates

$64,873 Median Starting Salary

Southern Nazarene University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make an average of $64,873 in their early career salary.

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4

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK

68 Annual Graduates

$80,820 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Northeastern State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Northeastern State University get an earnings boost of approximately $6,686 over the average income of business administration & management majors.

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5

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

72 Annual Graduates

$75,588 Median Starting Salary

University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tulsa.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $75,588 in their early career salary.

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6

Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK

350 Annual Graduates

$76,648 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University earn $2,514 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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7

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

51 Annual Graduates

$69,215 Median Starting Salary

UCO is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Edmond.

Master's students who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $69,215 for their early career.

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8

Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK

31 Annual Graduates

$56,119 Median Starting Salary

OKWU or OWU is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Bartlesville.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career earnings of $56,119.

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9

Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK

84 Annual Graduates

$58,485 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, MACU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $58,485 in their early career salary.

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10

Rogers State University
Claremore, OK

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Claremore, RSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Rogers State University

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	8,746
Arizona	180	4,574
New Mexico	114	421

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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	1,218
Organizational Leadership	52
Interior Design Management	12

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Resource Management	207
Accounting	206
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	132
Finance & Financial Management	71
General Business/Commerce	30
Construction Management	26
International Business	7
Marketing	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	5
Hospitality Management	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.