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 Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 6,263 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,927 and $31,043 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 260 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 12 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 Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount California University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region. MCU is a small school located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California that handed out 33 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Marymount California University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. EOU is a small public school situated in La Grande, Oregon. It awarded 24 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific University is located in Azusa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Azusa Pacific University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #5 spot on the list. Biola University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 26 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Biola University
With a ranking of #6, Hawaii Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Hawaii Pacific University
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 37 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Loyola Marymount
Seattle Pacific University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Redlands landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Redlands, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Redlands General Business/Commerce Report
Bushnell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Bushnell University is a small school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 13 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Bushnell University
With a ranking of #10, Western Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 96 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Western Oregon University
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 163 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Saint Mary’s College of California
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