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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 56,779 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In , general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,206 and had an average of $24,177 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 14,578 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,317 and $27,179 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 193 colleges that offer 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region general business students.
University of Arkansas System eVersity landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking.
Unilatina International College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Unilatina International College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miramar, Florida. It awarded 3 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Unilatina International College General Business/Commerce Report
Georgia Gwinnett College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Gwinnett College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 379 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Georgia Gwinnett College
University of South Carolina - Lancaster came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. USC Lancaster is a small public school situated in Lancaster, South Carolina. It awarded 27 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full University of South Carolina - Lancaster General Business/Commerce Report
Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The Citadel is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 285 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
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 1.3% 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 The Citadel
Stillman College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stillman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 28 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
Campbellsville University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 849 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Campbellsville University
Truett McConnell University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. TMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Georgia. It awarded 45 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
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 more about General Business/Commerce at Truett McConnell University
Southern Virginia University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Buena Vista, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 42 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Southern Virginia University
DeVry University - Georgia came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DeVry University - Georgia is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 56 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 DeVry University - Georgia
Bethel University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 129 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sweet Briar College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Sweet Briar, Virginia, and it awarded 7 ’s general business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Kentucky Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Kentucky Wesleyan College
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wise, Virginia, this small public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full The University of Virginia’s College at Wise General Business/Commerce Report
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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