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

10 Ranked Colleges
1,082 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor's in Florida

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 “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Florida, there were 1,708 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,082 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,173 and $25,318 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also 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 Florida

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

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Florida

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 527 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. It costs about $10,274 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend UCF.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full UCF General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for florida bachelor’s degree general business students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Florida State

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 271 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree general business students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Business/Commerce Report

#4

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The yearly cost to attend UWF is $7,406 for florida bachelor’s degree general business students.

Full The University of West Florida General Business/Commerce Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. Strayer University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree general business students list, Strayer University - Florida has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.

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#6

DeVry University - Florida

Miramar, Florida
#5 in overall quality

DeVry University - Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. Located in Miramar, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Florida is $31,501 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.

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#7

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, St. Thomas University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. St. Thomas University is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

STU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend STU is $18,374 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.

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#8

Webber International University

Babson Park, Florida
#10 in overall quality

Webber International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Babson Park, Florida. It awarded 8 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webber International University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webber International University is $24,479 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree general business students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nova Southeastern University is $23,905 for florida bachelor’s degree general business students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NUS Florida General Business/Commerce Report

#10

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, Florida
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Eckerd College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Eckerd did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. It costs about $34,860 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend Eckerd.

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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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