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2024 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Region

36 Colleges in the New England Region
3,482 General Business Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #10 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 36 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general business/commerce students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,482 degrees in general business/commerce to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Business/Commerce School

Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Region Your choice of general business/commerce school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Business/Commerce School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in General Business
Bachelor's Degrees in General Business
Master's Degrees in General Business
Doctor's Degrees in General Business

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general business degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top New England Region Schools in General Business

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
1,021 General Business Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in general business/commerce. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1021 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA
53 General Business Degrees Awarded

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general business/commerce. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 53 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MA
40 General Business Degrees Awarded

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general business/commerce. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were about 40 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
100 General Business Degrees Awarded

Brandeis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general business/commerce. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brandeis is a great university overall.

There were about 100 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In MA
45.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general business/commerce has to look into Harvard University. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NH
54 General Business Degrees Awarded

St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #400 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Anselm College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 54 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH
108 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were about 108 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CT
44 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 44 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In MA

UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth. This university ranks 41st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 22 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent data year.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 2,073
Connecticut 538 673
Rhode Island 436 136
Maine 396 75
New Hampshire 395 288
Vermont 352 96

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