2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools
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 medium-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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SUNY Empire is ranked #4 for overall quality for general business in New York.
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Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value 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 college with a moderately-sized student population.
Bryant & Stratton College - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $15,295 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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The excellent associate degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.
NYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York list.
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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 small student population.
Bryant & Stratton College - Albany undergraduate students pay an average of $17,746 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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With a ranking of #6, Bryant & Stratton College - Greece did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryant & Stratton College - Greece are $17,694 a 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.
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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.
Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North undergraduate students pay an average of $17,881 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 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 #8 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo are $17,330 a 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.
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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIT are $50,951 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, RIT is ranked #5 for overall quality for general business in New York.
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With a ranking of #10, Metropolitan College of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, MCNY is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCNY are $20,188 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from MCNY carry an average student debtload of $25,247.
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Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 2,394 |
Maryland | 2,294 |
New Jersey | 676 |
District of Columbia | 1,002 |
Delaware | 64 |
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Majors Related to General Business
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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