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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$31,283 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,362 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $7,410 per 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Empire State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in New York. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Empire are $7,630 per 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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#3

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $8,523 per year.

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#4

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Staten Island CUNY is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSI are $7,490 a 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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#5

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Excelsior College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in New York. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#6

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY

Medgar Evers College 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 #6 on the 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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#7

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

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 city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe College are $16,686 per year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $741, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Business/Commerce at New York University Report

#9

Siena College

Loudonville, NY

Siena College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large 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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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

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 large private not-for-profit school located in the 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.

Full General Business/Commerce at Pace University - New York Report

Best 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

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

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