by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 56,042 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,826 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,123 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 53 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce 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 middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general business students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - New Jersey. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - New Jersey General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Maryland is located in Suitland, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 254 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit institution located in Trevose, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Strayer University - Global Region did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 592 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Global Region General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #7, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Empire State College is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 544 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, Skidmore College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Skidmore College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 88%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Mount St Mary’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 ranking of #10, Washington & Jefferson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Baltimore came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school handed out 152 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
St Lawrence University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Canton, New York, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Metropolitan College of New York landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg is a public institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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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College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. CSI is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Staten Island CUNY General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #17, Medgar Evers College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Medgar Evers College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Siena College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Siena College is a small school located in Loudonville, New York that handed out 32 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 90%.
With a ranking of #20, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 91 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is a small public school situated in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown General Business/Commerce Report
New York University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 402 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
La Salle University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. La Salle University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Temple University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 182 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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