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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$14,161 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,646 Avg Salary

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

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 5,774 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Indiana to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business & Commerce

Our analysis found Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a associate degree in Indiana. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

IWU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,239 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at IWU accumulate an average of around $28,233 in student debt.

IWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the remote town of Vincennes.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at Vincennes University accumulate an average of around $12,961 in student debt.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,125 per year. On average, general business graduates from Purdue University Global take out $28,411 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Mishawaka.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bethel University are $30,830 a year.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,060
Ohio 581
Illinois 877
Wisconsin 529

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 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.

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