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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Business Economics is the 130th most popular major in the country with 5,667 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 384 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 384 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business economics. That schools that top this list have a program in business economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york bachelor’s degree business economics students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 SUNY Cortland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York list. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 121 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business economics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College New York landed the #3 spot on the list. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business economics degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business economics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medgar Evers College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York. Medgar Evers College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s business economics degrees to qualified students.
Hofstra University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking, coming in at #6. Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s business economics degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Utica College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking. Utica College is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s business economics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Potsdam came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking. SUNY Potsdam is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Molloy College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking. Molloy is located in Rockville Centre, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s business economics degrees to qualified 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Marymount Manhattan College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business economics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Niagara University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking. Niagara is a private not-for-profit institution located in Niagara University, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
The College of Saint Rose ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York list. The College of Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Rochester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking, coming in at #13. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s business economics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in New York ranking, coming in at #13. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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