by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Missouri, there were 3,250 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,211 and $28,898 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general business/commerce program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri”.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 648 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 486 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. Missouri Southern State University is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 211 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 14 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Bryan University
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 233 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about General Business/Commerce at Lindenwood University
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 22 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 783 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 301 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - Kansas City
With a ranking of #10, Missouri State University - West Plains did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. Missouri State West Plains is located in West Plains, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Missouri State West Plains
With a ranking of #11, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 212 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Maryville University of Saint Louis General Business/Commerce Report
Avila University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 18 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central Missouri College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in Trenton, Missouri, and it awarded 31 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Hillsboro, Missouri, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Mineral Area College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. Mineral Area College is a small public school situated in Park Hills, Missouri. It awarded 9 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 89 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Crowder College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking. Neosho, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general business degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Crowder College
With a ranking of #18, East Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. East Central College is a small school located in Union, Missouri that handed out 9 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 56 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Baptist University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 5 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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DeVry University - Missouri ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full DeVry University - Missouri General Business/Commerce Report
William Jewell College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Business Major in Missouri ranking. William Jewell is a small school located in Liberty, Missouri that handed out 0 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at William Jewell College
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