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

Ranked #20 in popularity, general business/commerce is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for general business/commerce students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 290 bachelor's degrees in general business/commerce to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general business/commerce students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general business/commerce students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in General Business

1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

129 Annual Graduates

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce. The Citadel is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.More information about a bachelor’s in general business/commerce from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

2

Coker University
Hartsville, SC

15 Annual Graduates

Coker University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce. Coker is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hartsville.More information about a bachelor’s in general business/commerce from Coker University

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	1,211
Tennessee	460	295
North Carolina	453	390
Georgia	453	1,173
Virginia	421	964
Kentucky	331	967
Alabama	320	206
Louisiana	306	5
Arkansas	294	214
Mississippi	275	173
West Virginia	223	270

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Business

General Business/Commerce is one of 0 different types of General Business/Commerce programs to choose from.

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.