2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 30 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 12,287 master's degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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

Your choice of business, management & marketing 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. 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 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 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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business, management & marketing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business, management & marketing 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, management & marketing 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, management & marketing related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The business, management & marketing 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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

364 Annual Graduates

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Brigham Young University - Provo

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

588 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at University of Utah. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Utah

3

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5,431 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at Western Governors University. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Western Governors University

4

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

317 Annual Graduates

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

5

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

652 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Denver

6

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

502 Annual Graduates

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

7

Boise State University
Boise, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

298 Annual Graduates

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

8

Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Westminster College Utah

9

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

255 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Utah State University

10

Colorado State University - Global Campus
Aurora, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

815 Annual Graduates

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

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management & marketing colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	30	4,599
Utah	30	7,547
Montana	26	140
Idaho	25	470
Wyoming	23	66

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	8,228
Accounting	1,367
Management Information Systems	774
Human Resource Management	620
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	527
General Business/Commerce	258
Finance & Financial Management	188
Marketing	114
Real Estate	89
Entrepreneurial Studies	52

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.