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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

With 399 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #40 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.

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.

Women make up 40% of the general business majors at the school.

Full General Business/Commerce at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 141 students majoring in general business at Northeastern, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Northeastern University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Women make up 55% of the general business majors at the school.

Full General Business/Commerce at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 49% of the general business majors at the school.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the general business majors at the school.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Harvard University

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 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.

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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