by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Massachusetts, there were 2,099 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,337 and $20,020 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,377 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Massachusetts”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nichols College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts. This small school is located in Dudley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 880 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Westfield State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts list. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Framingham State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts list. 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.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Emerson College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Emerson College
Western New England University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts ranking. Western New England University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 bachelors’s general business degrees 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Western New England
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth General Business/Commerce Report
Regis College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts list. Regis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Weston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. 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.
Springfield College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts ranking. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Springfield College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute General Business/Commerce Report
Suffolk University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #12. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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 ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in Massachusetts list. Worcester State University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Worcester State
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