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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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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 #15 most popular major in Massachusetts with 2,076 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 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in Massachusetts for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 142 students majoring in general business at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in Massachusetts. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 40% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 60% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in Massachusetts. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Of the 38 students majoring in general business at WPI, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 35 students majoring in general business at MIT, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in general business at Harvard, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Harvard University Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 691
New Hampshire 291
Maine 75
Rhode Island 136
Vermont 96

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 5 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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