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2024 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Massachusetts

18 Colleges in Massachusetts
2,099 General Business Degrees Awarded
Ranked #10 in popularity, general business/commerce is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,099 degrees in general business/commerce during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Business/Commerce School

Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of general business/commerce school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general business/commerce schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

Pick Your General Business/Commerce Degree Level

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 Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for General Business/Commerce in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general business degree levels they offer.

10 Top Massachusetts Schools in General Business

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

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best 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 fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools 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
1st Most Popular In MA
1,021 General Business Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in general business/commerce. Northeastern is a fairly 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 approximately 1021 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general business/commerce. WPI is a moderately-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 approximately 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 finest schools in the United States 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 colleges 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

Any student pursuing a degree in general business/commerce has to check out 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 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 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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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 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

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

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MA
66 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 46th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 66 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MA
69 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 69 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
150 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #714 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Westfield is a great university overall.

There were roughly 150 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Westfield in the most recent data year.

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Nichols College
Dudley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
84 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 84 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Nichols in the most recent data year.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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