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

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for business, management & marketing students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6,569 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

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

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 colleges for business, management & marketing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

367 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Arizona

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

835 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Arizona State University - Tempe

3

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2,270 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Phoenix - Arizona if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Phoenix - Arizona

4

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

509 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Arizona State University - Skysong

5

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,688 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Grand Canyon University

6

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

152 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Northern Arizona University

7

American InterContinental University - Online
Chandler, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

613 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from American InterContinental University - Online

8

Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Aspen University

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	32	15,031
Oklahoma	32	1,703
New Mexico	31	502

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	4,758
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	990
International Business	304
Management Information Systems	234
Accounting	118
Human Resource Management	109
Taxation	25
General Business/Commerce	15
Entrepreneurial Studies	10
Marketing	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.