2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You
In 2018-2019, 10,236 people earned a degree or certificate in general business/commerce, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Business/Commerce Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 118 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2021 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the United States
Check out the general business programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the United States. Northwestern U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Out of the 118 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for general business/commerce students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Business/Commerce Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Lehigh University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Business/Commerce Schools list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Business/Commerce Schools ranking. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Business/Commerce Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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Emory University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best General Business/Commerce Schools ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
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University of Southern California came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best General Business/Commerce Schools ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Virginia Tech landed the #13 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
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Michigan State University landed the #14 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #15 on the list. Penn State World Campus is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best General Business/Commerce Schools ranking. Located in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Clarkson University ranked #17 on this year’s Best General Business/Commerce Schools list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.
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Here are some additional great schools for General Business/Commerce students that almost earned our Best General Business/Commerce Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 18 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 19 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
| 20 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 21 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, NE |
| 22 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 23 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
General Business/Commerce by Region
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| New England |
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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.
Majors Similar to General Business
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 135,757 |
| Accounting | 21,904 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 14,136 |
| Human Resource Management | 10,770 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 6,277 |
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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