2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree School for You
With 96 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #35 most popular major in Vermont.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Vermont 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. 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.
Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Vermont the best value school in Vermont for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCV are $6,920 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at CCV accumulate an average of around $11,735 in student debt.
CCV also took the #1 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont rankings.
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Out of the 4 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Vermont University are $12,804 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northern Vermont University is ranked #5 for overall quality for general business in Vermont.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in the town of Castleton, Castleton is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Castleton are $13,078 per year.
Castleton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Champlain are $42,984 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at Champlain accumulate an average of around $25,481 in student debt.
Champlain also made our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont list, coming in at #2.
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Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 2,076 |
Connecticut | 691 |
New Hampshire | 291 |
Maine | 75 |
Rhode Island | 136 |
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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 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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