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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,145 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,646 Avg Salary

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

General Business/Commerce is the #37 most popular major in New Jersey with 676 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey 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. 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 New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business & Commerce

Our analysis found Raritan Valley Community College to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

RVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from RVCC take out $10,639 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full General Business/Commerce at Raritan Valley Community College Report

#2

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Union County College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cranford.

Union County College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from Union County College carry an average student debtload of $10,421.

Full General Business/Commerce at Union County College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Passaic County Community College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PCCC are $7,350 a year. General Business majors at PCCC take out an average of $9,992 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full General Business/Commerce at Passaic County Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill, Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - New Jersey are $13,515 a year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Strayer University - New Jersey take out while working on their Associate Degree is $31,054.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Strayer University - New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $8,804 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Brookdale Community College Report

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

Explore all the Best Value 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
District of Columbia 1,002
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 5 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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