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2023 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York

10 Colleges
$30,646 Avg Salary
$20,515 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #36 most popular major in New York with 2,314 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $19,691.

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Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT 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 Bryant & Stratton College - Online. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Online carry an average student debtload of $24,284. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.

On average, general business graduates from CSI take out $16,007 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Albany landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the large suburb of Albany, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Albany take out while working on their Associate Degree is $24,284. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Liverpool, Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North accumulate an average of around $24,284 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Greece came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Greece carry an average student debtload of $24,284. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #9, Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best schools for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

General Business majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo take out an average of $24,284 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Metropolitan College of New York ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, MCNY is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from MCNY carry an average student debtload of $25,247.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,394
Maryland 2,294
New Jersey 676
District of Columbia 1,002
Delaware 64

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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