by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,826 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,069 and $24,148 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,123 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 53 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - New Jersey. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - New Jersey is a small school located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey that handed out 65 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Strayer University - New Jersey
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit institution located in Suitland, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 254 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Maryland General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Trevose, Pennsylvania that handed out 118 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Strayer University - Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Delaware is a private for-profit institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Global Region came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Strayer University - Global Region is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 592 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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SUNY Empire State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 544 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Skidmore College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 100 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Mount St Mary’s University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 90 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%.
Washington & Jefferson College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. W&J is located in Washington, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Baltimore ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UB is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 152 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Baltimore General Business/Commerce Report
St Lawrence University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Canton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 91 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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 excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Metropolitan College of New York landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. MCNY is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 45 bachelors’s general business 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Metropolitan College of New York
With a ranking of #14, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Bradford is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Pitt Bradford
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Greensburg is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CSI is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Medgar Evers College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Medgar is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Siena College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Loudonville, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 #20, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 91 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Pitt Johnstown is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
New York University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 402 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Catholic University of America landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Catholic University of America General Business/Commerce Report
La Salle University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. La Salle University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Temple University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 182 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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