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

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 37 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. Combined, these schools handed out 3,363 master's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various 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

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 Ohio list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

222 Annual Graduates

$116,824 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Ohio State University - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of about $40,336 above the average earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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2

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

274 Annual Graduates

$99,097 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in business administration & management has to take a look at Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Ohio University - Athens Campus receive an earnings boost of approximately $22,609 over the average earnings of business administration & management graduates.

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3

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

108 Annual Graduates

$92,560 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Case Western Reserve University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Case Western Reserve University get an earnings boost of approximately $16,072 over the average earnings of business administration & management majors.

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4

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

307 Annual Graduates

$93,585 Median Starting Salary

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus make $17,097 more than the typical business administration student.

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5

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

115 Annual Graduates

$102,289 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from Xavier University make $25,801 more than the average business administration graduate.

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6

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

48 Annual Graduates

$111,886 Median Starting Salary

Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management major at Miami University - Oxford get $35,398 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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7

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

88 Annual Graduates

$75,645 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $75,645 in their early career salary.

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8

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

280 Annual Graduates

$95,153 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus get an earnings boost of approximately $18,665 above the average income of business administration & management graduates.

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9

Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH

29 Annual Graduates

$86,374 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management major at Baldwin Wallace University get $9,886 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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10

University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

128 Annual Graduates

$87,146 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from University of Dayton make $10,658 more than the average business administration graduate.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	6,404
Michigan	211	3,723
Indiana	191	2,542
Wisconsin	173	1,506

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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	2,715
Interior Design Management	466
Organizational Leadership	45
Supply Chain Management	41
Operations Management	41
Project Management	25
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	24
Transportation/Mobility Management	6

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	401
Accounting	353
Finance & Financial Management	298
Human Resource Management	235
General Business/Commerce	188
Marketing	109
Taxation	40
Management Information Systems	23
Entrepreneurial Studies	11
Hospitality Management	10

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.