#1 near RaleighUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill99.2
Best Business Programs Near Raleigh for 2027
10 business schools near Raleigh, from the metro and just beyond it. 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
- 26
- Schools ranked
- 10
Business Programs in Raleigh, in Brief
Raleigh has too few business schools with a complete record for a list of its own, so the Raleigh ranking compares 10 schools: one in the metro and the nearest beyond it, one row per school. Private schools make up most of the top ten; four are public, including University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at #1.
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Business Programs in Raleigh: Your Questions, Answered
What is the best business school in Raleigh?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks #1 on our Raleigh business-school ranking with a 99.2 Program Score, ahead of Duke University at 97.0. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.
How many business schools are in the Raleigh area?
26 accredited business programs in the Raleigh metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, report to federal data, and one of its schools has the complete record we rank on, so the Raleigh list adds the nearest schools outside the metro to make 10.
Which Raleigh business school costs the least?
North Carolina A & T State University has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Raleigh list, $3,540 a year before aid, and ranks #5.
Can you study business online in Raleigh?
Yes. Six of the ten ranked Raleigh-area and nearby schools offer the program online, including University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro.