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University of California, Los Angeles tops our list of 33 Public Business Administration (MBA) universities in the United States at #40 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Alaska - Fairbanks (QS World #467) and Colorado School of Mines (QS World #501) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 65 courses to choose from.
33 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 2 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 5 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 2 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 7 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 2 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 2 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 6 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 4 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 1 course in Business Administration (MBA)
Public University · 3 courses in Business Administration (MBA)
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #40 (University of California, Los Angeles) to #501 (Colorado School of Mines); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of California, Los Angeles has the largest research record in this group, with 52,934,262 citations and an h-index of 1,659.
The split is 33 public to 0 private institutions.
By level: 49 bachelor's, 11 master's, 3 diploma and 1 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 83% are full-time and 10 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (91% of courses with a stated intake). California State University, Fullerton offers the widest choice, with 7 of these courses.
University of California, Los Angeles (QS World #40), University of Alaska - Fairbanks (QS World #467) and Colorado School of Mines (QS World #501) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
33 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
10 of these courses are listed as online.
California State University, Fullerton, with 7, ahead of Pepperdine University (6).
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