2023 Best Business & Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #17 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 2,394 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business & Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for general business majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for general business/commerce students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania list. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.
General Business majors at Montco take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
After completing their degree, general business graduates from Temple carry an average student debtload of $29,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $408, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 32 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington & Jefferson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Washington, W&J is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
On average, general business graduates from W&J take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $244.
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DeSales University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.
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Drexel University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
While working on their degree, general business majors at Drexel accumulate an average of around $30,588 in student debt.
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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, general business graduates from HACC carry an average student debtload of $21,144.
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Saint Joseph’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Duquesne University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,314 |
Maryland | 2,294 |
New Jersey | 676 |
District of Columbia | 1,002 |
Delaware | 64 |
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General Business/Commerce Related Rankings by Major
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to General Business
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
Accounting | 99,265 |
Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
Marketing | 52,916 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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