University Headquarters (HQ) is an industry-leading, independent educational organization that provides independent college rankings using a proprietary formula to create first class, unbiased rankings. The team at University HQ strives to provide accurate and trustworthy rankings that highlight the best programs for business management.
The business world is ever-changing. Ever-changing laws, regulations, and technologies always conspire to create nothing if not an interesting climate for commerce. That's why it's increasingly important for business leaders to have a strong academic foundation in their discipline. A bachelor's degree in business management or even an MBA in business management provides business leaders the fundamental tools to adapt when the rules of business shift.
The following list was created as a result of deep research into each school's scholastic offerings, cost, and outcomes. These business management programs all deliver a top value for students, even when the initial cost is high, or low. While students should all include their individual needs and ambitions in their decisions when researching business schools, the following list is based on inherently objective metrics that were applied to each program.
Top 25 Campus Business Management Schools
1
Dartmouth College
Score: 94.78
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $65,739
- Out-of-State:$65,739
- Net Price: $19,208
- Acceptance Rate: 6%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 6,744
- Undergrad Students: 4,458
- Graduate Students: 2,286
- Grads Salary: $96,000
- Student-to-faculty: 7:1
2
University of Notre Dame
Score: 87.26
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $62,693
- Out-of-State:$62,693
- Net Price: $28,474
- Acceptance Rate: 13%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 96%
- Total Enrollment: 13,105
- Undergrad Students: 8,971
- Graduate Students: 4,134
- Grads Salary: $87,000
- Student-to-faculty: 9:1
3
University of Maryland
Score: 84.8
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,505
- Out-of-State:$40,306
- Net Price: $16,210
- Acceptance Rate: 45%
- Retention Rate: 95%
- Graduation Rate: 89%
- Total Enrollment: 40,792
- Undergrad Students: 30,353
- Graduate Students: 10,439
- Grads Salary: $83,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
4
Bentley University
Score: 77.85
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $58,150
- Out-of-State:$58,150
- Net Price: $44,233
- Acceptance Rate: 58%
- Retention Rate: 91%
- Graduation Rate: 88%
- Total Enrollment: 5,165
- Undergrad Students: 4,131
- Graduate Students: 1,034
- Grads Salary: $91,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
5
Skidmore College
Score: 76.37
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $65,030
- Out-of-State:$65,030
- Net Price: $33,389
- Acceptance Rate: 26%
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 84%
- Total Enrollment: 2,758
- Undergrad Students: 2,758
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 8:1
6
Grove City College
Score: 75.06
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $20,890
- Out-of-State:$20,890
- Net Price: $23,538
- Acceptance Rate: 71%
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 81%
- Total Enrollment: 2,316
- Undergrad Students: 2,289
- Graduate Students: 27
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
7
Webster University
Score: 74.58
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $30,730
- Out-of-State:$30,730
- Net Price: $23,069
- Acceptance Rate: 55%
- Retention Rate: 79%
- Graduation Rate: 59%
- Total Enrollment: 6,396
- Undergrad Students: 2,197
- Graduate Students: 4,199
- Grads Salary: $86,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
8
Saint Mary's College of California
Score: 74.2
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $56,134
- Out-of-State:$56,134
- Net Price: $32,129
- Acceptance Rate: 88%
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 72%
- Total Enrollment: 2,765
- Undergrad Students: 2,003
- Graduate Students: 762
- Grads Salary: $86,000
- Student-to-faculty: 9:1
9
University of Redlands
Score: 73.43
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $57,614
- Out-of-State:$57,614
- Net Price: $28,157
- Acceptance Rate: 82%
- Retention Rate: 80%
- Graduation Rate: 67%
- Total Enrollment: 3,460
- Undergrad Students: 2,313
- Graduate Students: 1,147
- Grads Salary: $85,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
10
Wayne State University
Score: 72.94
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,297
- Out-of-State:$30,419
- Net Price: $15,347
- Acceptance Rate: 75%
- Retention Rate: 84%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 23,630
- Undergrad Students: 15,958
- Graduate Students: 7,672
- Grads Salary: $77,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
11
Norwich University
Score: 72.75
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $49,600
- Out-of-State:$49,600
- Net Price: $24,501
- Acceptance Rate: 83%
- Retention Rate: 74%
- Graduation Rate: 61%
- Total Enrollment: 3,363
- Undergrad Students: 2,799
- Graduate Students: 564
- Grads Salary: $86,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
12
Pepperdine University
Score: 72.66
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $66,742
- Out-of-State:$66,742
- Net Price: $47,804
- Acceptance Rate: 49%
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 84%
- Total Enrollment: 10,030
- Undergrad Students: 3,662
- Graduate Students: 6,368
- Grads Salary: $84,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
13
Texas Tech University
Score: 72.24
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,852
- Out-of-State:$24,451
- Net Price: $17,896
- Acceptance Rate: 67%
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 64%
- Total Enrollment: 40,378
- Undergrad Students: 32,579
- Graduate Students: 7,799
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 21:1
14
Bethel University-Saint Paul
Score: 72.09
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $42,930
- Out-of-State:$42,930
- Net Price: $29,915
- Acceptance Rate: 72%
- Retention Rate: 83%
- Graduation Rate: 75%
- Total Enrollment: 3,546
- Undergrad Students: 2,592
- Graduate Students: 954
- Grads Salary: $77,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
15
Taylor University
Score: 71.78
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $39,104
- Out-of-State:$39,104
- Net Price: $27,366
- Acceptance Rate: 75%
- Retention Rate: 91%
- Graduation Rate: 78%
- Total Enrollment: 2,221
- Undergrad Students: 2,188
- Graduate Students: 33
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
16
Wagner College
Score: 71.04
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $52,000
- Out-of-State:$52,000
- Net Price: $29,710
- Acceptance Rate: 69%
- Retention Rate: 82%
- Graduation Rate: 62%
- Total Enrollment: 1,949
- Undergrad Students: 1,653
- Graduate Students: 296
- Grads Salary: $83,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
17
Susquehanna University
Score: 70.93
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $57,400
- Out-of-State:$57,400
- Net Price: $28,605
- Acceptance Rate: 77%
- Retention Rate: 85%
- Graduation Rate: 76%
- Total Enrollment: 2,231
- Undergrad Students: 2,224
- Graduate Students: 7
- Grads Salary: $73,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
18
Indiana Wesleyan University
Score: 70.58
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $31,168
- Out-of-State:$31,168
- Net Price: $21,755
- Acceptance Rate: 87%
- Retention Rate: 78%
- Graduation Rate: 67%
- Total Enrollment: 2,603
- Undergrad Students: 2,236
- Graduate Students: 367
- Grads Salary: $75,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
19
Canisius University
Score: 70.18
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $32,720
- Out-of-State:$32,720
- Net Price: $19,635
- Acceptance Rate: 78%
- Retention Rate: 78%
- Graduation Rate: 66%
- Total Enrollment: 2,492
- Undergrad Students: 1,788
- Graduate Students: 704
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
20
Murray State University
Score: 69.1
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $9,708
- Out-of-State:$19,452
- Net Price: $11,042
- Acceptance Rate: 84%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 58%
- Total Enrollment: 9,479
- Undergrad Students: 7,679
- Graduate Students: 1,800
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
21
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Score: 69.1
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $7,064
- Out-of-State:$18,944
- Net Price: $5,068
- Acceptance Rate: 89%
- Retention Rate: 70%
- Graduation Rate: 46%
- Total Enrollment: 16,426
- Undergrad Students: 13,969
- Graduate Students: 2,457
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 22:1
22
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham
Score: 69.01
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $35,822
- Out-of-State:$35,822
- Net Price: $21,408
- Acceptance Rate: 89%
- Retention Rate: 80%
- Graduation Rate: 61%
- Total Enrollment: 2,823
- Undergrad Students: 2,053
- Graduate Students: 770
- Grads Salary: $73,000
- Student-to-faculty: 9:1
23
Westfield State University
Score: 68.63
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,882
- Out-of-State:$17,962
- Net Price: $18,021
- Acceptance Rate: 82%
- Retention Rate: 75%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 4,702
- Undergrad Students: 3,943
- Graduate Students: 759
- Grads Salary: $72,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
24
Pacific University
Score: 68.53
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $54,466
- Out-of-State:$54,466
- Net Price: $33,472
- Acceptance Rate: 92%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 66%
- Total Enrollment: 3,559
- Undergrad Students: 1,639
- Graduate Students: 1,920
- Grads Salary: $80,000
- Student-to-faculty: 9:1
25
Salem State University
Score: 68.27
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,978
- Out-of-State:$18,961
- Net Price: $19,277
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Retention Rate: 75%
- Graduation Rate: 55%
- Total Enrollment: 6,539
- Undergrad Students: 5,078
- Graduate Students: 1,461
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
