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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$4,546 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,646 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

Check out the general business associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business & Commerce

#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

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 midsize city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Gateway Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for general business in Connecticut.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Housatonic Community College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Housatonic Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,496 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Housatonic Community College

#3

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tunxis Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tunxis Community College are $4,596 per 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 took the #4 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.

Full General Business/Commerce at Tunxis Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers Community College are $4,596 per year.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Three Rivers Community College

Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges 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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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