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

Business Administration & Management is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in Louisiana 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 3,259 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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

The business administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management.

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

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

24 Annual Graduates

$109,759 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in business administration & management needs to look into Tulane University of Louisiana. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from Tulane University of Louisiana make $41,131 more than the typical business administration student.

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2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

308 Annual Graduates

$98,275 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College earn a boost of approximately $29,647 above the typical earnings of business administration & management majors.

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3

Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

2,154 Annual Graduates

$83,144 Median Starting Salary

Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in business administration & management. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Shreveport.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management degree program at Louisiana State University - Shreveport make $14,516 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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4

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

109 Annual Graduates

$64,038 Median Starting Salary

Louisiana Tech University is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public university located in the town of Ruston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career wages of $64,038.

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5

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

357 Annual Graduates

$61,995 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program report average early career wages of $61,995.

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6

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

34 Annual Graduates

$56,001 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career income of $56,001.

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7

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

73 Annual Graduates

$59,452 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, business administration master's recipients typically earn an average of $59,452 in the first five years of their career.

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8

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

45 Annual Graduates

$70,499 Median Starting Salary

Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Thibodaux.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $70,499 for their early career.

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9

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

38 Annual Graduates

$70,148 Median Starting Salary

McNeese is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Lake Charles.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career earnings of $70,148.

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10

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

34 Annual Graduates

$58,435 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, business administration master's recipients typically make an average of $58,435 at the beginning of their careers.

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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
South Carolina	146	1,106
Mississippi	145	1,071
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	3,242
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	10
Interior Design Management	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	249
General Business/Commerce	160
Human Resource Management	122
Finance & Financial Management	102
Accounting	91
Business/Corporate Communications	27
Other Business, Management & Marketing	24
Hospitality Management	17
International Business	17
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.