2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Belmont University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
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Georgia State University 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. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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West Virginia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
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University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
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University of Central Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
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Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,025 |
| Virginia | 1,437 |
| North Carolina | 494 |
| Florida | 1,813 |
| Tennessee | 664 |
| Kentucky | 2,455 |
| South Carolina | 832 |
| Louisiana | 712 |
| Arkansas | 767 |
| Alabama | 302 |
| Mississippi | 607 |
| West Virginia | 883 |
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General Business/Commerce Related Rankings by Major
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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