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With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 6,263 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 260 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 12 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount California University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in La Grande, Oregon, this small public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Eastern Oregon University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific University is located in Azusa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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 Biola University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full Hawaii Pacific University General Business/Commerce Report
Loyola Marymount University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loyola Marymount University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Loyola Marymount
Seattle Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Seattle Pacific University is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 2 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Redlands ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Redlands is a small school located in Redlands, California that handed out 1 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 more about General Business/Commerce at University of Redlands
With a ranking of #10, Bushnell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Bushnell University is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Bushnell University
With a ranking of #10, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. SMC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moraga, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 163 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Oregon University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 96 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Oregon University General Business/Commerce Report
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