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2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Colleges
$74,610 Avg Salary

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

General Business/Commerce is the #17 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 2,394 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

Check out the general business master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Business & Commerce

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Lehigh University Report

#3

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Pennsylvania. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

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
New York 2,314
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.

Majors Similar to General Business

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 7 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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