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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across New York, there were 2,351 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,735 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York” ranking looked at 18 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 544 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 Skidmore College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York list. Skidmore 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Lawrence University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York. 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 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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan College of New York. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York. College of Staten Island CUNY 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
Medgar Evers College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York list. Medgar Evers College is a small school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 68 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Medgar Evers College
Siena College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking, coming in at #7. Siena College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loudonville, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in New York, 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 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The Graduate Center, CUNY General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #9, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York list. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, SUNY New Paltz did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York list. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school situated in New Paltz, New York. It awarded 40 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pace University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking, coming in at #11. Pace University is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 full report on General Business/Commerce at Pace University
Excelsior College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking. Excelsior College is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 43 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Mount Saint Vincent came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking. Mount Saint Vincent is located in Bronx, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Monroe College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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Fordham University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking. Fordham University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Marymount Manhattan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking, coming in at #16. Marymount Manhattan College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s general business degrees 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.
Cazenovia College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking. Cazenovia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cazenovia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hofstra University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in New York ranking. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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