by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Virginia, there were 1,516 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,667 and $31,093 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,140 and $42,203 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 133 masters’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Virginia list. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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