by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across Indiana, there were 5,988 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,958 and $26,225 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,539 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree 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 indiana bachelor’s degree general business students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holy Cross College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana. Holy Cross College is a small school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 27 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Indiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Merrillville, Indiana, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full DeVry University - Indiana General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 2,053 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 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - Southeast General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - Kokomo ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. Kokomo, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 160 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Indiana University - Northwest landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking. Indiana University - Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Hanover College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking. Hanover, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 475 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis General Business/Commerce Report
Goshen College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Goshen, Indiana, and it awarded 13 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Franklin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. Located in Franklin, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Trine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #13. Trine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Angola, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Ball State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 202 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. Bethel University - Mishawaka is a small school located in Mishawaka, Indiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Bethel University - Mishawaka
With a ranking of #16, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Notre Dame ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 37 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Winona Lake, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Purdue University Northwest landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Hammond, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Indiana University - East did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - East is a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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