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

Business, Management & Marketing is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of business, management & marketing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,273 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

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 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for business, management & marketing students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

328 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in business, management & marketing needs to take a look at Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

283 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Mississippi

3

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

Mississippi College is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Mississippi College

4

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

139 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in business, management & marketing has to check out University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Southern Mississippi

5

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

231 Annual Graduates

Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Belhaven University

6

Millsaps College
Jackson, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Jackson, Millsaps is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Millsaps College

7

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

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

8

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from William Carey University

9

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

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

10

Delta State University
Cleveland, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

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

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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
Arkansas	30	651

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	930
Accounting	157
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	106
Management Information Systems	23
Taxation	18
Human Resource Management	14
Finance & Financial Management	9
Hospitality Management	9
Business/Managerial Economics	7

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.