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2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 #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 2023 rankings named Citadel Military College of South Carolina the best school in the Southeast Region for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Belmont University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky 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 #8 on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools 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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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