by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Business Administration and Management is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 353,401 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Iowa, there were 2,226 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,080 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,980 and $30,839 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in general business administration and management. That schools that top this list have a program in general business administration and management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Iowa Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Iowa Wesleyan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa. Central is located in Pella, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Central College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 196 students in 2020-2021.
Full UIU General Business Administration and Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa. Maharishi International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at MIU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Penn University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa. This small school is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full William Penn University General Business Administration and Management Report
Clarke University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. Clarke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Clarke University
Coe College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #7. Coe is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Coe
Simpson College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Indianola, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Simpson College
Northwestern College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. Orange City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Northwestern College
With a ranking of #10, University of Dubuque did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. University of Dubuque is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 56 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UD General Business Administration and Management Report
Morningside College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Morningside College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Morningside College
Luther College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Decorah, Iowa, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Luther College General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #13, Loras College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Loras College
Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. Located in Lamoni, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Full Graceland Lamoni General Business Administration and Management Report
Briar Cliff University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Briar Cliff
Buena Vista University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at BVU
With a ranking of #17, Emmaus Bible College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Emmaus Bible College
Mount Mercy University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. Mount Mercy is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 24 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Mount Mercy University
University of Northern Iowa ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at University of Northern Iowa
Saint Ambrose University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business administration degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Saint Ambrose University
With a ranking of #21, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Iowa State
Drake University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. Drake University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 23 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 1.9% 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 Drake General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #23, Dordt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa list. Dordt University is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s business administration 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%.
Full Dordt University General Business Administration and Management Report
Waldorf University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Iowa ranking. This small school is located in Forest City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at Waldorf University
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