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Of the 9 Private Business & Management universities in the United States, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks highest at #1 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Harvard University (QS World #5) and Yale University (QS World #16). The universities on this list offer 73 matching courses between them.
9 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPrivate University · 1 course in Business & Management
Private University · 1 course in Business & Management
Private University · 1 course in Business & Management
Private University · 5 courses in Business & Management
Private University · 1 course in Business & Management
Private University · 14 courses in Business & Management
Private University · 21 courses in Business & Management
Private University · 24 courses in Business & Management
Private University · 5 courses in Business & Management
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #1 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to #16 (Yale University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Harvard University is cited most (146,463,495 citations). 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
0 are public and 9 private (0% public). By location, Massachusetts (2), Connecticut (2) and Puerto Rico (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Harvard University, founded in 1636. Harvard University is the largest, with 21,000 students.
By level: 20 bachelor's, 20 master's, 9 professional and 6 diploma. Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (71) and Business Administration (MBA) (2). The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 76% are full-time and 14 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (89% of courses with a stated intake). Ana G. Mendez University offers the widest choice, with 24 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 8 of these universities. Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is the least expensive at USD 6,410 a year and Yale University the most at USD 64,000; the middle of the range is about USD 55,480. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (QS World #1), Harvard University (QS World #5) and Yale University (QS World #16) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is the least expensive at about USD 6,410 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
0 public and 9 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.
14 of these courses are listed as online.
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