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2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region

193 Ranked Colleges
13,506 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 13,506 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,048 and $30,132 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 193 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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Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region general business students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region

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Strayer University - South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - South Carolina. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a private for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 220 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Strayer University - South Carolina

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Out of the 193 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 576 students in 2020-2021.

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Strayer University - Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Mississippi is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 22 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 193 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #4 spot on the list. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 199 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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Strayer University - Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Alabama is a small school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 99 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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Strayer University - North Carolina
Morrisville, North Carolina

Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit institution located in Morrisville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 340 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Strayer University - Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 168 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Strayer University - Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas

With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.

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Strayer University - Virginia
Arlington, Virginia

Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Strayer University - Virginia is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 544 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas System eVersity did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. UA eVersity is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 104 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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Strayer University - West Virginia
Scott Depot, West Virginia

Strayer University - West Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Strayer University - West Virginia is a small school located in Scott Depot, West Virginia that handed out 11 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bryan University
Rogers, Arkansas

Bryan University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Rogers, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Unilatina International College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Miramar, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 379 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #15, University of South Carolina - Lancaster did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lancaster, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of South Carolina - Lancaster

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The Citadel is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 284 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at The Citadel

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Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Stillman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Stillman College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Full Stillman College General Business/Commerce Report

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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #18, Campbellsville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 885 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Campbellsville University

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Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, Georgia

Truett McConnell University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Truett McConnell University is located in Cleveland, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.

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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia

Southern Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. SVU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buena Vista, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at SVU

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DeVry University - Georgia
Decatur, Georgia

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 located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.

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Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee

With a ranking of #22, Bethel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 134 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Bethel General Business/Commerce Report

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Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Virginia

Sweet Briar College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Sweet Briar College is a small school located in Sweet Briar, Virginia that handed out 10 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, Kentucky

Kentucky Wesleyan College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Kentucky Wesleyan College is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Full Kentucky Wesleyan College General Business/Commerce Report

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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Wise, Virginia, and it awarded 36 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at UVa - Wise

Rest of the Best 29 in Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region

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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Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee
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Midway University
Midway, Kentucky
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DeVry University - Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
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Randolph - Macon College
Ashland, Virginia

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