2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Maryland

Ranked #23 in popularity, general business/commerce is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for general business/commerce students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 363 master's degrees in general business/commerce during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Business/Commerce School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in general business matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Maryland ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general business/commerce students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank General Business/Commerce Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general business/commerce.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Business/Commerce in Maryland

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for general business/commerce students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for General Business Students Working on Their Master's

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

320 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general business/commerce. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general business/commerce in Maryland.

There were approximately 320 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduation, general business master's recipients typically make around $92,700 at the beginning of their careers.

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2

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Baltimore is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general business/commerce. UB is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in general business/commerce in Maryland.

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

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3

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Bowie State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general business/commerce. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in general business/commerce in Maryland.

There were roughly 14 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Bowie State University in the most recent data year.

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general business/commerce. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in general business/commerce in Maryland.

There were roughly 7 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

Master's recipients from the general business/commerce program at University of Maryland - College Park get $2,550 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	99
Pennsylvania	238	251
New Jersey	178	0
District of Columbia	151	25

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General Business/Commerce Related Rankings by Major

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Business

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	3,201
Finance & Financial Management	629
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	389
Accounting	279
Marketing	162
Human Resource Management	131
Management Information Systems	39
Real Estate	28
Hospitality Management	6
Other Business, Management & Marketing	6

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich. More about our data sources and methodologies.