Business, Management and Marketing colleges in North Carolina, ranked by graduates
35 colleges in North Carolina awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in business, management and marketing in 2023: 9,671 degrees, 18.8% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (18.1% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). NC State University graduated the most (1,157, 17.4% of its class). 14 of the 35 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 76%; the most selective is University of North Carolina at 15%.
Business, Management and Marketing colleges in North Carolina
Every North Carolina college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in business, management and marketing, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its business, management and marketing page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC State University | Public | 1,157 | 17.4% | 42% | 1380 |
| 2 | UNC Charlotte | Public | 1,085 | 18.9% | 80% | 1210 |
| 3 | Appalachian State University | Public | 1,065 | 24.9% | 90% | 1280 |
| 4 | East Carolina University | Public | 944 | 20.2% | 89% | 1190 |
| 5 | UNC Wilmington | Public | 665 | 18% | 64% | 1300 |
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | Public | 631 | 19.7% | 89% | 1130 |
| 7 | Western Carolina University | Public | 527 | 20.8% | 82% | 1130 |
| 8 | University of North Carolina | Public | 504 | 9.5% | 15% | 1470 |
| 9 | Elon University | Private | 431 | 29.3% | 66% | 1300 |
| 10 | High Point University | Private | 413 | 40.5% | 75% | 1220 |
| 11 | Wake Forest University | Private | 299 | 22.4% | 22% | 1490 |
| 12 | North Carolina A&T State University | Public | 274 | 12.2% | 50% | 1120 |
| 13 | Fayetteville State University | Public | 234 | 20.8% | 82% | 1020 |
| 14 | Campbell University | Private | 177 | 23.9% | 87% | 1180 |
| 15 | UNC Pembroke | Public | 169 | 14% | 93% | 1120 |
| 16 | North Carolina Central University | Public | 128 | 13.9% | 87% | 1060 |
| 17 | Mount Olive University | Private | 103 | 24.9% | 76% | 1150 |
| 18 | Wingate University | Private | 97 | 20.6% | 91% | 1150 |
| 19 | Gardner-Webb University | Private | 86 | 20% | 77% | 1100 |
| 20 | Winston-Salem State University | Public | 86 | 9.7% | 78% | 1020 |
| 21 | Belmont Abbey College | Private | 83 | 27.8% | 75% | 1150 |
| 22 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Private | 64 | 19% | 85% | 1150 |
| 23 | Queens University of Charlotte | Private | 61 | 18.5% | 62% | 1200 |
| 24 | Catawba College | Private | 54 | 24.7% | 75% | 1150 |
| 25 | Johnson C. Smith University | Private | 46 | 22.2% | 45% | 1020 |
| 26 | Mars Hill University | Private | 46 | 21.6% | 68% | 1150 |
| 27 | Elizabeth City State University | Public | 41 | 11.5% | 64% | 1020 |
| 28 | Barton College | Private | 35 | 14.6% | 94% | 1150 |
| 29 | Shaw University | Private | 30 | 23.4% | 80% | 1020 |
| 30 | Montreat College | Private | 25 | 19.7% | 69% | 1120 |
| 31 | Chowan University | Private | 23 | 15.3% | 69% | 1150 |
| 32 | Guilford College | Private | 23 | 11.8% | 80% | 1230 |
| 33 | Livingstone College | Private | 23 | 26.1% | 59% | 1020 |
| 34 | Carolina University | Private | 22 | 35.5% | 40% | 1120 |
| 35 | Lees-McRae College | Private | 20 | 10.3% | 77% | 1150 |
Questions about business, management and marketing colleges in North Carolina
What is the best college for business, management and marketing in North Carolina?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest business, management and marketing programs in North Carolina are NC State University (1,157), UNC Charlotte (1,085), Appalachian State University (1,065). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every North Carolina college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.
How many colleges in North Carolina offer business, management and marketing?
35 four-year colleges in North Carolina awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in business, management and marketing in 2023, 14 public and 21 private, for 9,671 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for business, management and marketing in North Carolina?
At the 14 public universities on this list, North Carolina residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.
Business, Management and Marketing elsewhere
The same field in other states, and the national ranking.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.