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

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 9 schools in Arizona 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 4,758 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Business Administration

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

247 Annual Graduates

$115,462 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management degree program at University of Arizona get $35,396 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

18 Annual Graduates

$112,616 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from Arizona State University - Tempe receive $32,550 more than the average business administration student.

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3

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

199 Annual Graduates

$112,616 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the business administration & management program at Arizona State University - Skysong make $32,550 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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4

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

1,997 Annual Graduates

$67,504 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Phoenix - Arizona if you want to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program report average early career income of $67,504.

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5

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

1,493 Annual Graduates

$72,536 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, business administration master's recipients generally earn about $72,536 in their early careers.

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6

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

149 Annual Graduates

$66,462 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $66,462 in the first couple years of their career.

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7

American InterContinental University - Online
Chandler, AZ

528 Annual Graduates

$50,574 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career earnings of $50,574.

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8

Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ

52 Annual Graduates

$89,164 Median Starting Salary

Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.

Business Administration & Management master's degree recipients from Aspen University get an earnings boost of approximately $9,098 over the typical income of business administration & management graduates.

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9

Ottawa University - Surprise
Surprise, AZ

24 Annual Graduates

$61,364 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

After graduation, business administration master's recipients generally earn an average of $61,364 in their early careers.

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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
Oklahoma	153	1,089
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	4,244
Organizational Leadership	351
Research and Development Management	59
Project Management	42
Supply Chain Management	35
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	23
Interior Design Management	4

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	990
International Business	304
Management Information Systems	234
Accounting	118
Human Resource Management	109
Taxation	25
General Business/Commerce	15
Entrepreneurial Studies	10
Marketing	4
Finance & Financial Management	2

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.