If you pursue a master's degree in general business/commerce, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 342 master's degrees in general business/commerce to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general business/commerce students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other general business/commerce students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt general business/commerce students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business/commerce related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general business/commerce students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank General Business/Commerce Schools
The general business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Business/Commerce in Wisconsin
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general business/commerce.
Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in General Business
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general business/commerce. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.
General Business/Commerce master's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison get an earnings boost of about $20,087 above the average income of general business/commerce graduates.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general business/commerce. UW - Whitewater is a large public university located in the town of Whitewater.
After graduating, general business master's recipients typically earn about $87,090 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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