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University of California, Davis tops our list of 93 Public Professional Business & Management universities in the United States at #114 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Southern California (QS World #146) and Vanderbilt University (QS World #250) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 180 courses to choose from.
93 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 4 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 5 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 5 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 4 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 2 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 3 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 2 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 5 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 2 courses in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Professional Business & Management
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11 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #114 (University of California, Davis) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of California, Davis is cited most (30,383,251 citations). 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
93 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Texas (1) account for the most of those we can place. The University of Texas at Dallas is the largest, with 21,751 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (178), Accounting (1) and Business Administration (MBA) (1). The usual length is 3–4 years and null. 78% are full-time and 34 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (99% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (2% of courses with a stated intake). Clayton State College offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
University of California, Davis (QS World #114), University of Southern California (QS World #146) and Vanderbilt University (QS World #250) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
93 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 3–4 years, with null the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 99% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
34 of these courses are listed as online.
Clayton State College, with 13, ahead of Texas Woman's University (9).
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