2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree School for You
With 5,261 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #11 most popular major in Texas.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Texas 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 analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at San Jacinto College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,811.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $3,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year. General Business majors at Collin County Community College District take out an average of $13,783 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Collin County Community College District also made our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $16,758.
El Centro College also made our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent associate degree programs at El Paso Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in Texas. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from El Paso Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,428.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $4,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at North Harris Montgomery take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,984.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Harris Montgomery also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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South Texas College 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. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
South Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from South Texas College take out $6,208 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
South Texas College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.
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Howard College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the distant town of Big Spring.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College are $3,980 per year. General Business majors at Howard County Junior College take out an average of $10,780 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Austin Community College District 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. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Community College District are $8,580 a year. General Business majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $15,730 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Austin Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.
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Del Mar College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMC are $4,820 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 331 |
| Oklahoma | 429 |
| New Mexico | 202 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 14 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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