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 Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region” 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 5,871 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,482 and $28,841 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 283 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 12 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree general business students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount California University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Marymount California University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Marymount California University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in La Grande, Oregon, and it awarded 29 masters’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 77 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 15 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #5 spot on the list. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 32 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 42 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Hawaii Pacific University
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Seattle Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Seattle Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Seattle Pacific University General Business/Commerce Report
University of Redlands came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Redlands is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 126 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 University of Redlands
Bushnell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Bushnell University is a small school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 6 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Bushnell University
Western Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 99 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Western Oregon State College
Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 23 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Saint Mary’s College of California General Business/Commerce Report
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