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2023 Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

In <nil>, general business/commerce students earned 2,073 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the business 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, Business Degree Central has created its Best Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in Massachusetts for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at MIT take out while working on their Master's Degree is $70,317.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

On average, general business graduates from Northeastern take out $49,908 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

General Business majors at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network take out an average of $49,908 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 673
New Hampshire 288
Rhode Island 136
Maine 75
Vermont 96

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

General Business Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 56,779

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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