2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #1 in popularity, business, management & marketing is one of the most sought-after master'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 looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,774 master's degrees in business, management & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Business, Management & Marketing School for Your Master's Degree

The business, management & marketing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business, management & marketing program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 school'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.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master'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

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business, management & marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other business, management & marketing 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, management & marketing 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, management & marketing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business, management & marketing students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Business, Management & Marketing 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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in Maryland

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

10 Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

900 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

193 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Maryland is a good option for individuals interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Loyola University Maryland

3

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,673 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland Global Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Maryland Global Campus

4

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

117 Annual Graduates

University of Baltimore is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Baltimore

5

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Annual Graduates

Towson is a fairly large public university located in the city of Towson.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Towson University

6

McDaniel College
Westminster, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from McDaniel College

7

Mount St Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Mount St Mary’s University

8

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Salisbury is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Salisbury University

9

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Frostburg State University

10

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Morgan State University

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	15,080
Pennsylvania	34	8,996
New Jersey	32	3,779
District of Columbia	32	3,265
Delaware	24	1,211

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,539
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	1,561
Accounting	227
General Business/Commerce	203
Finance & Financial Management	128
Human Resource Management	60
Real Estate	26
Marketing	15
Other Business, Management & Marketing	7
Taxation	4

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar. More about our data sources and methodologies.