by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 56,779 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 3,406 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 684 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,593 and $42,781 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 170 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Post University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 116 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 137 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 42 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Connecticut State University General Business/Commerce Report
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Business/Commerce Report
New England College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. New England College is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Harvard University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Harvard University
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