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2024 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania

24 Colleges in Pennsylvania
2,432 General Business Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general business/commerce, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #10 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 24 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for general business/commerce students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,432 degrees in general business/commerce to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great General Business/Commerce School

Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania The general business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Business/Commerce rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Business/Commerce School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Business/Commerce Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Business
Bachelor's Degrees in General Business
Master's Degrees in General Business
Doctor's Degrees in General Business

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Business/Commerce in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of general business degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in General Business

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In PA
32 General Business Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general business/commerce needs to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 32 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
204 General Business Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Drexel University if you want to pursue a degree in general business/commerce. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were roughly 204 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA
53 General Business Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general business/commerce has to look into Lehigh University. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were about 53 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In PA

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general business/commerce. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 13 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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Widener University
Chester, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
24th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Widener is a great university overall.

There were about 7 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA
39 General Business Degrees Awarded

W&J is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #603 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means W&J is a great college overall.

There were roughly 39 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at W&J in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
182 General Business Degrees Awarded

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were approximately 182 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA
64 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent data year.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
221 General Business Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1159 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Community College of Philadelphia is a great college overall.

There were about 221 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Community College of Philadelphia in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
167 General Business Degrees Awarded

Montco is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Blue Bell. This college ranks 81st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 167 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Montco in the most recent data year.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 2,265
Maryland 618 2,294
New Jersey 614 676
District of Columbia 441 1,002
Delaware 345 64

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