2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Graduate Center are $7,410 a year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at The Graduate Center take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,881.
The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
SUNY Empire undergraduate students pay an average of $7,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year. General Business majors at SUNY Empire take out an average of $31,561 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY New Paltz is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Paltz.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $8,523 per year.
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Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSI is a large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.
CSI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at CSI take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,461.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Excelsior College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, general business majors at Excelsior College accumulate an average of around $26,363 in student debt.
Excelsior College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Medgar Evers College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Medgar is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Medgar are $7,352 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, general business graduates from Medgar carry an average student debtload of $15,362.
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With a ranking of #7, Monroe College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Monroe College are $16,686 a year.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $741, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
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Siena College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the suburb of Loudonville, Siena is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Siena undergraduate students pay an average of $40,225 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from Siena take out $20,709 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Pace University - New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Pace University undergraduate students pay an average of $48,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Pace University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $38,733.
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Request InformationBest Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 15 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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