2025 Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #20 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for general business/commerce students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 384 bachelor's degrees in general business/commerce to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general business/commerce students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general business/commerce students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business/commerce related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Business/Commerce Schools

The general business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Business/Commerce in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in General Business

1

Mount St Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD

76 Annual Graduates

Mount St Mary's University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Emmitsburg.More information about a bachelor’s in general business/commerce from Mount St Mary’s University

2

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

116 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Baltimore if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce. UB is a small public university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in general business/commerce from University of Baltimore

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	1,735
Pennsylvania	698	1,093
New Jersey	351	91
District of Columbia	226	692
Delaware	224	16

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General Business/Commerce Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the General Business/Commerce area of study, General Business/Commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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