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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 56,779 general business/commerce students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,542 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,820 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 53 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general business/commerce program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general business students.
SUNY Empire State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Empire State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 438 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at SUNY Empire State College
Skidmore College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Skidmore College
Mount St Mary’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Emmitsburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 106 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Mount St Mary’s University
Washington & Jefferson College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Washington, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Baltimore ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UB is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
St Lawrence University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St. Lawrence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at St. Lawrence
Metropolitan College of New York came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Metropolitan College of New York is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 33 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Metropolitan College of New York
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Bradford is a small school located in Bradford, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Bradford General Business/Commerce Report
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Greensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg General Business/Commerce Report
College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Staten Island, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 212 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Medgar Evers College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Medgar Evers College is a small public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 71 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Siena College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Siena College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loudonville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at The Graduate Center
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Pitt Johnstown
New York University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 395 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at New York University
Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
La Salle University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Salle University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Temple University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 143 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Temple University
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