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

34 Colleges
$74,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search 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. 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the general business master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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 very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Full General Business/Commerce at George Mason University Report

#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Full General Business/Commerce at Northern Kentucky University Report

#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general business/commerce programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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University of Central Florida 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 #10 on the list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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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
Virginia 160
Florida 559
Georgia 373
Tennessee 176
Kentucky 1,422
Louisiana 138
Alabama 35
South Carolina 123
Arkansas 30
West Virginia 275

One of 20 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 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

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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