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

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,026 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 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

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

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

272 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Arkansas

2

John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at John Brown University. JBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Siloam Springs.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from John Brown University

3

Harding University
Searcy, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Annual Graduates

Harding University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Harding University

4

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. A-State is a large public university located in the city of Jonesboro.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

5

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

6

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

109 Annual Graduates

UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Central Arkansas

7

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Magnolia.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

8

Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

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

9

Grantham University
LIttle Rock, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

232 Annual Graduates

Grantham University is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Grantham University

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	1,515
Florida	34	10,076
Virginia	33	5,504
Georgia	32	4,380
Tennessee	32	2,876
North Carolina	31	5,667
Kentucky	31	2,611
West Virginia	30	1,741
Alabama	30	3,910
Louisiana	30	4,162
South Carolina	30	1,706

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	651
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	127
Accounting	89
Human Resource Management	47
Management Information Systems	44
General Business/Commerce	40
Finance & Financial Management	17
Construction Management	11

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.