2025 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
64Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
8,542General 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.
College Factual looked at 64 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,542 degrees in general business/commerce annually.
The general business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Business/Commerce rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Business/Commerce Rankings by Degree Level
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Best Schools for General Business/Commerce in the Middle Atlantic 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. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in General Business
Every student pursuing a degree in general business/commerce needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 38 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general business/commerce. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 439 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Drexel University if you want to pursue a degree in general business/commerce. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were roughly 230 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general business/commerce needs to check out Lehigh University. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.
There were about 59 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 39 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs. This college ranks 47th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 503 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Empire in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, Skidmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 39th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 87 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Skidmore in the most recent year we have data available.
Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were about 143 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #179 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMGC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 32 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Canton, St. Lawrence is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 40th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 89 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at St. Lawrence in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.
There were roughly 75 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent year we have data available.
Pace University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #343 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pace University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 90 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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Notes and References
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).
The general business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Business/Commerce rankings. 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.
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