2025 Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #1 in popularity, business administration & management is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. Combined, these schools handed out 3,124 bachelor's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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

The business administration bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 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 bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Maryland

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Business Administration

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

276 Annual Graduates

$65,842 Median Starting Salary

$40,944 Median Student Debt

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.

Business Administration & Management bachelor's degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park get an earnings boost of around $13,043 above the average income of business administration & management majors.

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2

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

232 Annual Graduates

$60,656 Median Starting Salary

$56,500 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Loyola University Maryland if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management major at Loyola University Maryland get $7,857 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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3

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

1,435 Annual Graduates

$62,634 Median Starting Salary

University of Maryland Global Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. UMGC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Adelphi.

Bachelor's recipients from the business administration & management program at University of Maryland Global Campus make $9,835 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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4

Towson University
Towson, MD

504 Annual Graduates

$54,772 Median Starting Salary

$30,886 Median Student Debt

Towson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the business administration program report average early career income of $54,772.

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5

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

94 Annual Graduates

$49,278 Median Starting Salary

$37,135 Median Student Debt

Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn an average of $49,278 for their early career.

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6

McDaniel College
Westminster, MD

50 Annual Graduates

$59,048 Median Starting Salary

McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Westminster.

Those business administration & management students who get their bachelor's degree from McDaniel College earn $6,249 more than the average business administration grad.

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7

Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

77 Annual Graduates

$52,442 Median Starting Salary

$57,275 Median Student Debt

Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Owings Mills.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the business administration program report average early career earnings of $52,442.

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8

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

147 Annual Graduates

$50,683 Median Starting Salary

$22,528 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make about $50,683 in the first couple years of their career.

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9

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

67 Annual Graduates

$43,670 Median Starting Salary

$24,878 Median Student Debt

Frostburg State is a small public university located in the remote town of Frostburg.

After graduating, business administration bachelor's recipients generally earn around $43,670 at the beginning of their careers.

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10

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

85 Annual Graduates

$40,361 Median Starting Salary

$23,477 Median Student Debt

Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $40,361 in their early career salary.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	8,834
Pennsylvania	274	4,589
New Jersey	193	4,605
Delaware	130	352
District of Columbia	126	444

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

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

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	2,994
Supply Chain Management	114
Interior Design Management	11
Operations Management	2
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	2
Organizational Leadership	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	726
Finance & Financial Management	648
Marketing	496
General Business/Commerce	384
Human Resource Management	369
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	123
International Business	69
Hospitality Management	30
Business/Corporate Communications	26
Entrepreneurial Studies	17

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.