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

Ranked #1 in popularity, business, management & marketing is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 24 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of business, management & marketing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,835 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. 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 bachelor'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 school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host 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 bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 easy is it for business, management & marketing to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

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

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2,318 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor'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 bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,224 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing needs to take a look at Clemson University. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Clemson University

3

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

200 Annual Graduates

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. The Citadel is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

4

Furman University
Greenville, SC

54 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Furman University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing. Furman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Greenville.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Furman University

5

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

475 Annual Graduates

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

6

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

141 Annual Graduates

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

7

Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

104 Annual Graduates

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

8

University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

122 Annual Graduates

USC Upstate is a small public university located in the suburb of Spartanburg.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from University of South Carolina - Upstate

9

Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC

117 Annual Graduates

Wofford is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Spartanburg.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Wofford College

10

Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

446 Annual Graduates

Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Conway.More information about a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing from Coastal Carolina 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
North Carolina	34	10,754
Mississippi	34	3,374
Florida	34	25,715
Virginia	34	11,012
Alabama	33	8,700
Georgia	33	11,969
West Virginia	32	4,250
Tennessee	32	6,619
Kentucky	31	4,557
Louisiana	31	4,767
Arkansas	30	3,661

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,535
Finance & Financial Management	1,114
Marketing	1,109
Accounting	519
General Business/Commerce	290
Hospitality Management	267
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	219
International Business	210
General Sales & Marketing	147
Business/Managerial Economics	141

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.