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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

8 Ranked Colleges
532 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor's in California

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 “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across California, there were 3,025 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 532 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in California

#1

DeVry University - California

Pomona, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - California. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. DeVry University - California is a small school located in Pomona, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - California also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - California is $26,056 for California Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.

Full DeVry University - California General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Pacific Union College

Angwin, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Union College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. PUC is located in Angwin, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

PUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $21,835 for california bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend Pacific Union College.

Full PUC General Business/Commerce Report

#3

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 177 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for California Baptist University is $24,707 for california bachelor’s degree general business students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Baptist General Business/Commerce Report

#4

La Sierra University

Riverside, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Sierra University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. La Sierra University is located in Riverside, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at La Sierra, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for La Sierra is $24,046 for california bachelor’s degree general business students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 La Sierra

#5

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $26,293 for California Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend Azusa Pacific University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Azusa Pacific General Business/Commerce Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 174 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree general business students list, SMC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMC is $34,392 for california bachelor’s degree general business students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Saint Mary’s College of California

#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Marymount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $42,861 for California Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend Loyola Marymount.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 impressive 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.

Full Loyola Marymount University General Business/Commerce Report

#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Redlands ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. Located in Redlands, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 122 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Redlands, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Redlands is $27,958 for California Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Redlands

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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