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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 56,779 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In , general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,206 and had an average of $24,177 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 14,578 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,317 and $27,179 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.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 104 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general business/commerce.
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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. This small school is located in Lancaster, South Carolina, and it awarded 27 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DeVry University - Georgia is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 47 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Full DeVry University - Georgia General Business/Commerce Report
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. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 172 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 located in Lebanon, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 64 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Cumberland University
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 34 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach General Business/Commerce Report
West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the 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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
With a ranking of #17, South Louisiana Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. South Louisiana Community College is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 159 associates’s 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at South Louisiana Community College
Holmes Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 97 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
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DeVry University - Florida ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. 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 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 DeVry University - Florida
Louisburg College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisburg College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisburg, North Carolina. It awarded 18 associates’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Louisburg College
Southern University at Shreveport ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Shreveport, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Southern University at Shreveport
With a ranking of #22, Glenville State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Glenville, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Glenville State College
Bossier Parish Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bossier Parish Community College is located in Bossier City, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 83 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Bossier Parish Community College
Nunez 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 #24. Chalmette, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Nunez Community College
With a ranking of #25, Thomas More University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. 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 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 full report on General Business/Commerce at Thomas More University
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