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

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 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,116 master's degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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 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 various 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 full 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 South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

474 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing needs to take a look at University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

418 Annual Graduates

Clemson University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Clemson University

3

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

133 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Citadel Military College of South Carolina if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. The Citadel is a small public college located in the midsize city of Charleston.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

4

Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Anderson University South Carolina if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Anderson University South Carolina

5

Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

88 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Charleston Southern University

6

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

97 Annual Graduates

Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Winthrop University

7

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

C of C is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from College of Charleston

8

University of South Carolina - Aiken
Aiken, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

225 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of South Carolina - Aiken

9

Lander University
Greenwood, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

101 Annual Graduates

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

10

Limestone College
Gaffney, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

Limestone College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Gaffney.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Limestone College

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
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
Arkansas	30	651

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,433
Accounting	165
General Business/Commerce	145
Human Resource Management	136
International Business	134
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	32
Marketing	22
Real Estate	22
Hospitality Management	17
Entrepreneurial Studies	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.