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2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$74,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #36 most popular major in New York with 2,314 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Business & Commerce

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at New York University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pace University - New York is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full General Business/Commerce at Pace University - New York Report

#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

Full General Business/Commerce at Hofstra University Report

#5

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Niagara University Report

#6

LIM College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, LIM College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. LIM is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at LIM College

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,394
Maryland 2,294
New Jersey 676
District of Columbia 1,002
Delaware 64

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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