2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree School for You
With 691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #17 most popular major in Connecticut.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Connecticut 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Community College the best value school in Connecticut for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Community College are $4,496 a year. On average, general business graduates from Gateway Community College take out $7,826 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Gateway Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Housatonic Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Housatonic Community College are $4,496 per year. General Business majors at Housatonic Community College take out an average of $9,986 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Housatonic Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Tunxis Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tunxis Community College are $4,596 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at Tunxis Community College accumulate an average of around $10,497 in student debt.
Tunxis Community College also made our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Three Rivers Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers Community College are $4,596 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2,076 |
| New Hampshire | 291 |
| Maine | 75 |
| Rhode Island | 136 |
| Vermont | 96 |
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General Business/Commerce Related Majors for General Business
General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to General Business
| 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).
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