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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$47,340 Avg Salary
$40,200 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

In 2020-2021, general business/commerce students earned 1,002 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Colleges.

Our analysis found Strayer University - Global Region to be the most popular school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

General Business majors at Strayer University - Global Region take out an average of $44,490 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $121.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Strayer University - Global Region

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Strayer University - District of Columbia take out is $44,490. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $121.

Full General Business/Commerce at Strayer University - District of Columbia Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for general business/commerce students. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full General Business/Commerce at Catholic University of America Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

General Business majors at GWU take out an average of $23,039 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at George Washington University

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,394
New York 2,314
Maryland 2,294
New Jersey 676
Delaware 64

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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