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

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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 #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 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 New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search 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.

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

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 202 students majoring in general business at Post University, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Women make up 30% of the general business majors at the school.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the New England Region . WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. 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

#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 city of Danbury.

Of the 14 students majoring in general business at WestConn, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Western Connecticut State University Report

#9

New England College

Henniker, NH

With a ranking of #9, New England College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at New England College Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 399
Connecticut 234
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 113

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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