2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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.
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.
The Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular New England Region Schools for a Master's in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Post University the most popular school in the New England Region for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
Women make up 41% of the general business majors at the school.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Post University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 40% of the general business majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 141 students majoring in general business at Northeastern, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
About 30% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 70% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Women make up 55% of the general business majors at the school.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Women make up 49% of the general business majors at the school.
Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 41% of the general business majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.
Women make up 57% of the general business majors at the school.
Full General Business/Commerce at Western Connecticut State University Report
New England College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2,076 |
| Connecticut | 691 |
| New Hampshire | 291 |
| Maine | 75 |
| Rhode Island | 136 |
| Vermont | 96 |
Majors Related to General Business
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 9 schools only.
- 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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