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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking.
With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 3,482 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,706 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general business/commerce.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree general business students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region. University of New Hampshire at Manchester is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dudley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 880 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region. Westfield State University is a public institution located in Westfield, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 150 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Westfield State University
Saint Anselm College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Plymouth State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Plymouth State University General Business/Commerce Report
Framingham State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 72 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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 Framingham State
Brandeis University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 100 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 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #10, Emerson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Emerson College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 40 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Castleton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Located in Castleton, Vermont, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Bridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 22 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Western New England University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Western New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Western New England University
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth General Business/Commerce Report
Husson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Husson is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 9 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Regis College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Weston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 11 students 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Connecticut came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 44 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Springfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute General Business/Commerce Report
Suffolk University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Rhode Island ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Rhode Island
Northern Vermont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 4 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Worcester State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 0 bachelors’s general business degrees 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%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Worcester State University
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