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

If you pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 16 schools in Kansas 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 1,974 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 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 Kansas 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 Kansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in business, management & marketing.

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

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

388 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Kansas

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

209 Annual Graduates

Kansas State University is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Kansas State University

3

Baker University
Baldwin City, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

111 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Baker University if you want to pursue a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the rural area of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Baker University

4

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

186 Annual Graduates

Wichita State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Wichita State University

5

Friends University
Wichita, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Annual Graduates

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

6

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

MNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Olathe.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from MidAmerica Nazarene University

7

Emporia State University
Emporia, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

323 Annual Graduates

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

8

Washburn University
Topeka, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

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

9

University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Leavenworth, University of St. Mary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Saint Mary

10

Benedictine College
Atchison, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

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

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	5,484
Minnesota	31	3,811
Iowa	29	1,528
Nebraska	29	1,490
North Dakota	28	401
South Dakota	25	241

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,477
Accounting	237
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	116
Human Resource Management	63
Finance & Financial Management	44
General Business/Commerce	14
Management Information Systems	9
Hospitality Management	8
Construction Management	5
Business/Managerial Economics	1

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.