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Best Business Programs Near Jacksonville for 2027

10 business schools near Jacksonville, from the metro and just beyond it, plus where they place in our statewide rankings for 8 fields. Every list is scored on graduation rate, cost, selectivity, and graduate earnings from federal IPEDS, College Scorecard, and BLS data.

Metro ranking
1
Programs analyzed
48
Schools ranked
10
Fields covered
8
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Business Programs in Jacksonville, in Brief

Jacksonville has too few business schools with a complete record for a list of its own, so the Jacksonville ranking compares 10 schools: three in the metro and the nearest beyond it, one row per school. Public universities hold five of the top ten spots, including University of Florida at #1.

Beyond the two metro lists, 2 Jacksonville-area schools appear in our statewide rankings for eight fields.

Among the business programs in Jacksonville, University of North Florida enrolls the most students: 16,154. Jacksonville University graduates the highest share of its students, 51%. For distance study, look at Edward Waters University.

Rankings Near Jacksonville

Rankings by Field Near Jacksonville

Statewide ranks, Jacksonville-area schools only.

Schools in the Most Jacksonville Rankings

By number of lists, then best rank.

  1. University of North Florida In 13 rankings · #2 in Master's in Business Analytics, Florida
  2. Jacksonville University In 3 rankings · #4 in Business schools
  3. University of Florida #1 in Business schools
  4. University of Florida-Online #2 in Business schools
  5. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide #5 in Business schools

Other Fields, Ranked Nationally

Business Programs in Jacksonville: Your Questions, Answered

What is the best business school in Jacksonville?

University of Florida ranks #1 on our Jacksonville business-school ranking with a 98.8 Program Score, ahead of University of Florida-Online at 94.4. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.

How many business schools are in the Jacksonville area?

48 accredited business programs in the Jacksonville metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, report to federal data, and three of its schools have the complete record we rank on, so the Jacksonville list adds the nearest schools outside the metro to make 10.

Which Jacksonville business school costs the least?

College of Coastal Georgia has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Jacksonville list, $2,616 a year before aid, and ranks #10.

Can you study business online in Jacksonville?

Yes. Five of the ten ranked Jacksonville-area and nearby schools offer the program online, including University of Florida-Online, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide, and Rasmussen University-Florida.

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