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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$22,871 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,646 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in New York 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. 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 New York

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

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the best value school in New York for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Empire are $7,630 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $19,691.

SUNY Empire also made our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Staten Island CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in New York. CSI is a large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSI are $7,490 a year. On average, general business graduates from CSI take out $16,007 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Online are $15,295 per year. 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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#4

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Albany, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Albany are $17,746 per year. 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 - Greece did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Bryant & Stratton College - Greece undergraduate students pay an average of $17,694 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

Full General Business/Commerce at Bryant & Stratton College - Greece Report

Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Liverpool, Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North are $17,881 per year. 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 - Buffalo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general business/commerce programs. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $17,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

Full General Business/Commerce at Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo Report

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIT are $50,951 a year.

RIT also took the #5 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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Metropolitan College of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the large city of New York, MCNY is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCNY are $20,188 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from MCNY carry an average student debtload of $25,247.

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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
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.

  • 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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