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. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 56,779 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,631 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,838 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree 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 plains states region bachelor’s degree general business students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wartburg College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Waverly, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel College - North Newton landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in North Newton, Kansas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bethel College - North Newton General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri Southern State University is a small school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 146 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Missouri Southern
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 264 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on General Business/Commerce at Columbia College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 103 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Waldorf University
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 333 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - St Louis
Midland University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fremont, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Lindenwood University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 188 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Gustavus Adolphus College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Gustavus Adolphus College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Peter, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Gustavus Adolphus
With a ranking of #12, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. NWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 627 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 237 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Grand View University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Grand View University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Grand View University
Bellevue University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 103 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Avila University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Avila University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 23 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Avila University
Mount Mercy University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Mount Mercy University
With a ranking of #19, Baker University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Baker University is a small school located in Baldwin City, Kansas that handed out 43 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 more about General Business/Commerce at Baker University
With a ranking of #20, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 39 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Concordia University, Nebraska
Buena Vista University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Buena Vista University is a small school located in Storm Lake, Iowa that handed out 26 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pittsburg State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 42 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Dickinson State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Dickinson State University General Business/Commerce Report
Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Dordt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Hastings College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hastings College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hastings, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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