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 “Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 2,025 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,300 and $35,012 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general business/commerce programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 576 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Gwinnett College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia. This fairly large school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 379 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized school located in Milledgeville, Georgia that handed out 241 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia Military College General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 185 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia State University General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Mercer is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 129 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, College of Coastal Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Located in Brunswick, Georgia, this small public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Augusta University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #7. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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DeVry University - Georgia landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 51 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Georgia General Business/Commerce Report
Columbus State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full Columbus State University General Business/Commerce Report
University of Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Truett McConnell University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #11. Truett McConnell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 37 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Savannah State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 33 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Georgia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Clayton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Clayton State University is a medium-sized school located in Morrow, Georgia that handed out 26 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia College & State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Georgia College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Covenant College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #17. Covenant College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. It awarded 19 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Brenau University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking. Brenau is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Emory University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general business degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Fort Valley State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Fort Valley State University is a public institution located in Fort Valley, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Lawrenceville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general business degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Point University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in Georgia list. Point is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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