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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 56,779 general business/commerce students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country.
Across the Southeast region, there were 14,578 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,229 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 104 colleges that offer a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree general business students.
Out of the 104 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Lancaster landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Lancaster is located in Lancaster, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Arkansas System eVersity. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of Arkansas System eVersity
DeVry University - Georgia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Decatur, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at DeVry University - Georgia
Georgia Military College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 172 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Georgia Military College
Cumberland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. CU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach
West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public institution located in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg General Business/Commerce Report
South Louisiana Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 159 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full South Louisiana Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Holmes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 97 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Holmes Community College
DeVry University - Florida came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DeVry University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full DeVry University - Florida General Business/Commerce Report
Louisburg College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Louisburg, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
Southern University at Shreveport came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern University at Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Southern University at Shreveport
Glenville State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Glenville State College is a small public school situated in Glenville, West Virginia. It awarded 11 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Glenville State College
Bossier Parish Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 83 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bossier Parish Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Nunez Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nunez Community College is a small school located in Chalmette, Louisiana that handed out 23 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Nunez Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Thomas More University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Thomas More University General Business/Commerce Report
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