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

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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.

The Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

#1

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Campbellsville University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 26% of the general business majors at the school.

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

About 44% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

Of the 210 students majoring in general business at NKU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Northern Kentucky University Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Of the 167 students majoring in general business at UofL, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full General Business/Commerce at Georgia State University Report

#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general business/commerce programs. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

Women make up 31% of the general business majors at the school.

Full General Business/Commerce at West Virginia University Report

#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Of the 123 students majoring in general business at Florida State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

About 39% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

About 62% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina 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 #10 on the list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

Of the 118 students majoring in general business at The Citadel, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

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

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 26 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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