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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,646 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Strayer University - Global Region the best value school in District of Columbia for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Strayer University - Global Region undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from Strayer University - Global Region carry an average student debtload of $31,054.

Full General Business/Commerce at Strayer University - Global Region Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - District of Columbia is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $13,515 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at Strayer University - District of Columbia accumulate an average of around $31,054 in student debt.

Strayer University - District of Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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

Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools 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 2 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).
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