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

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 6 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. Combined, these schools handed out 1,393 master's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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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 colleges 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 West Virginia.

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

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

Top West Virginia Schools for a Master's in Business Administration

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

1,202 Annual Graduates

$74,658 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat American Public University System if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their master's degree from American Public University System receive $12,425 more than the standard business administration grad.

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2

Salem University
Salem, WV

58 Annual Graduates

$56,486 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in business administration & management needs to check out Salem University. Located in the rural area of Salem, Salem is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduation, business administration master's recipients typically make about $56,486 in the first five years of their career.

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3

Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV

29 Annual Graduates

$62,820 Median Starting Salary

Shepherd University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in business administration & management. Shepherd University is a small public university located in the rural area of Shepherdstown.

Students who graduate with their master's from the business administration program state that they receive average early career wages of $62,820.

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4

Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV

19 Annual Graduates

$57,051 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Fairmont State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in business administration & management. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public 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 $57,051.

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5

Concord University
Athens, WV

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Athens, Concord University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business administration & management from Concord University

6

West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV

62 Annual Graduates

$48,588 Median Starting Salary

West Liberty University is a small public university located in the rural area of West Liberty.

After graduation, business administration master's recipients usually earn an average of $48,588 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 Schools 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
Louisiana	147	3,219
South Carolina	146	1,106
Mississippi	145	1,071
Arkansas	121	450

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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	1,206
Supply Chain Management	187

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	212
Other Business, Management & Marketing	106
Accounting	73
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	57
Human Resource Management	54
Entrepreneurial Studies	35
Marketing	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.