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. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,432 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 915 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general business/commerce program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 49 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 221 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania list. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Pennsylvania Highlands is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania. Northampton Community College is a public institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 93 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lackawanna College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Lackawanna College is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 33 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 100 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Westmoreland County Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Westmoreland College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Delaware Valley University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Delaware Valley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gannon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #12. Gannon is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alvernia University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Alvernia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bucks County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bucks County Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Delaware County Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in Pennsylvania list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Media, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware County Community College General Business/Commerce Report
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