by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 New England region, there were 3,482 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,313 and $20,424 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,706 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #1 spot on the list. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire at Manchester landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire at Manchester is a public institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nichols College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region. Located in Dudley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 880 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Westfield State University is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 150 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Saint Anselm College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. St. Anselm College is a small school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 54 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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 87%.
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Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Framingham State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Brandeis University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #10, Emerson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Castleton University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Bridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 22 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Western New England University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Western New England University
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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Husson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Regis College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Weston, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #17, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 44 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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Springfield College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Suffolk University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Suffolk University
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Worcester State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester State is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 0 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Worcester State
With a ranking of #22, Northern Vermont University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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