Bay Path University Business Programs

Bay Path University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Longmeadow is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Bay Path University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bay Path.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#235	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bay Path has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#20	Highest Paid Organizational Leadership Graduates	College Factual
#27	Highest Paid Interior Design Management Graduates	College Factual
#43	Highest Paid Entrepreneurial Studies Graduates	College Factual
#110	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#117	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#134	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Bay Path University?

Contact details for Bay Path are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	588 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106
Phone:	413-565-1000
Website:	www.baypath.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bay-Path-College/327652194837?ref=hl
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/Bay_Path

How Do I Get Into Bay Path?

You can apply to Bay Path online at: www.baypath.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Bay Path

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bay Path?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, Bay Path may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to Bay Path submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 580.

Bay Path received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 22 and 26. Composite scores were between 23 and 31.

Can I Afford Bay Path University?

The overall average net price of Bay Path is $43,302. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bay Path, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $7,397 a year. That adds up to $29,588 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bay Path is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bay Path University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,795 undergraduate students at Bay Path, with 1,092 being full-time and 703 being part-time.

There are also 1,429 graduate students at the school.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bay Path University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	30
Black or African American	143
Hispanic or Latino	241
White	589
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	82

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Bay Path University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at Bay Path. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Pakistan.

Online Learning at Bay Path University

In 2019-2020, 3,224 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bay Path has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bay Path

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bay Path University was $35,781 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bay Path is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Resources Management	#1	#1
Business Statistics	#10	#4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#43	#43
Management Information Systems	#59	#56

Online Affordability Rankings of Bay Path Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bay Path University was $35,781 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bay Path is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Statistics	#11	#8
Information Resources Management	#21	#21
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#34	#34
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#46	#43
Interior Design Management	#47	#47
Management Information Systems	#62	#62

Online Growth Rankings of Bay Path

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bay Path University was 10.2%. This is the #1,222 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bay Path regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bay Path ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bay Path.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business Statistics	#14
Information Resources Management	#15
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#54
Management Information Systems	#78
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#98
Interior Design Management	#129
Accounting	#292
Accounting	#477

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bay Path University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	12	106	1	23	142
Accounting	0	28	0	12	40
Organizational Leadership	0	40	0	0	40
Interior Design Management	0	26	0	0	26
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	15	15
Business Statistics	0	0	0	14	14
Information Resources Management	0	0	0	11	11
Entrepreneurship	0	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	12	203	1	75	291

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Melkar5 under License

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