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2023 Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region

42 Colleges
$54,518 Avg Salary
$22,673 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for business students.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for general business/commerce students. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

General Business majors at MIT take out an average of $41,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

While working on their degree, general business majors at Northeastern accumulate an average of around $35,167 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $570.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, general business majors at Brandeis accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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Out of the 42 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population.

General Business majors at MWCC take out an average of $8,274 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Northern Essex Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, general business graduates from NECC carry an average student debtload of $8,505.

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Community College of Vermont landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

General Business majors at CCV take out an average of $8,696 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Bristol take out is $6,887.

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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

General Business majors at STCC take out an average of $6,283 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,073
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 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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