2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce
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General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24,866 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 307 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree general business students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 38 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general business students list, BYU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 143 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Bellevue University is in the top on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $15,616 for bachelor’s degree general business students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 418 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Virginia excels when it comes to general business quality. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Virginia is $24,041 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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Out of the 307 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
The Graduate Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive 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.
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Out of the 307 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 394 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Columbia College Missouri also did well on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College Missouri is $26,730 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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Strayer University - Global Region ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 419 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Global Region excels when it comes to general business quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Global Region is $22,944 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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With a ranking of #7, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Dickinson, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend DSU is $10,855 for bachelor’s degree general business students.
American Public University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,222 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend American Military University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a fairly large public school situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It awarded 95 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Whitewater also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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SUNY Empire State College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Empire is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 638 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Empire also took the #22 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Empire is $12,142 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
University of the Cumberlands landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of the Cumberlands is $16,894 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
With a ranking of #12, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 247 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tarleton is also in the top of our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $18,979 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend Tarleton.
With a ranking of #13, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 342 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $23,034 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend Strayer University - Georgia.
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Strayer University - Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Strayer University - Florida is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 152 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
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Westfield State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 214 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Westfield is in the top on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Westfield is $19,167 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,761 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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Strayer University - North Carolina did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Morrisville, North Carolina, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 209 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - North Carolina is $22,816 for bachelor’s degree general business students.
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Walsh College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Walsh is located in Troy, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit institution located in Trevose, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania is $21,800 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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Strayer University - Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Strayer University - Texas is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 119 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Texas is $25,902 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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Lindenwood University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 302 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - Maryland did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Suitland, Maryland, and it awarded 215 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $20,749 for bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend Strayer University - Maryland.
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With a ranking of #23, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 271 students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa excels when it comes to general business quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #24, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 93 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
University of Central Florida landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 527 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
UCF excels when it comes to general business quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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 92%.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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