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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,779 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25,369 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major” ranking looked at 398 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general business/commerce.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major”.
University of Maine at Presque Isle ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general business 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Maine at Presque Isle
Unilatina International College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Miramar, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Unilatina International College
Georgia Gwinnett College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large school located in Lawrenceville, Georgia that handed out 379 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Georgia Gwinnett College
With a ranking of #20, Stillman College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major list. Stillman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 28 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Stillman College
Truett McConnell University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major list. Cleveland, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 45 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dallas Christian College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major ranking. Dallas Christian College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Full Dallas Christian College General Business/Commerce Report
Central State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major ranking. Central State University is located in Wilberforce, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 143 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Central State University
With a ranking of #25, Southern Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major list. This small school is located in Buena Vista, Virginia, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Southern Virginia University
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mount St Mary’s University | Emmitsburg, MD |
| 52 | Washington & Jefferson College | Washington, PA |
| 53 | Saint Mary’s College of California | Moraga, CA |
| 54 | Columbia College | Columbia, MO |
| 55 | University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
| 56 | Waldorf University | Forest City, IA |
| 57 | St Lawrence University | Canton, NY |
| 58 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
| 59 | Midway University | Midway, KY |
| 60 | Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI |
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