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

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 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,477 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

The business administration master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other business administration & management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt business administration & management students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Kansas.

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

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

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

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

267 Annual Graduates

$96,424 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from University of Kansas get an earnings boost of about $26,895 over the typical income of business administration & management graduates.

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2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

61 Annual Graduates

$80,723 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Kansas State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management major at Kansas State University earn $11,194 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3

Baker University
Baldwin City, KS

111 Annual Graduates

$74,847 Median Starting Salary

Baker University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the rural area of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management program at Baker University make $5,318 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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4

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

83 Annual Graduates

$81,678 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in business administration & management needs to look into Wichita State University. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management major at Wichita State University get $12,149 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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5

Friends University
Wichita, KS

68 Annual Graduates

$78,627 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Friends University receive an earnings boost of about $9,098 over the average earnings of business administration & management majors.

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6

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS

32 Annual Graduates

$82,103 Median Starting Salary

MNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Olathe.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University receive $12,574 more than the standard business administration grad.

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7

Emporia State University
Emporia, KS

274 Annual Graduates

$72,171 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a small student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Emporia State University earn a boost of around $2,642 over the average income of business administration & management majors.

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8

Southwestern College
Winfield, KS

16 Annual Graduates

$55,944 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career earnings of $55,944.

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9

Washburn University
Topeka, KS

32 Annual Graduates

$61,868 Median Starting Salary

Washburn University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Topeka.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career income of $61,868.

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10

University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS

45 Annual Graduates

$70,061 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Leavenworth, University of St. Mary 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 income of $70,061.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	3,162
Minnesota	174	2,786
Iowa	154	1,119
Nebraska	123	939
North Dakota	115	314
South Dakota	89	171

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	1,338
Organizational Leadership	40
Interior Design Management	38
Project Management	32
Research and Development Management	17
Supply Chain Management	12

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	237
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	116
Human Resource Management	63
Finance & Financial Management	44
General Business/Commerce	14
Management Information Systems	9
Hospitality Management	8
Construction Management	5
Business/Managerial Economics	1

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.