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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$37,599 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,362 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Our analysis found Husson University to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Husson undergraduate students pay an average of $19,790 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Husson University Report

#2

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Westfield undergraduate students pay an average of $17,219 in tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from Westfield take out $22,746 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $235.

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#3

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,460 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, general business graduates from Framingham State carry an average student debtload of $24,006.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Northeastern take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,331. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $424, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandeis are $60,006 per year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $731.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandeis also is in the top 20% of our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#6

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

Saint Anselm 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. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

St. Anselm College undergraduate students pay an average of $43,910 in tuition and fees each year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $506.

Full General Business/Commerce at Saint Anselm College Report

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $30,153 in tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from UMass Dartmouth take out $29,546 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute 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. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPI are $55,531 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WPI also is in the top 20% of our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#9

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

Nichols College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Nichols is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dudley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nichols are $37,300 per year. On average, general business graduates from Nichols take out $25,342 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Connecticut 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, general business majors at UCONN accumulate an average of around $19,099 in student debt.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,076
Connecticut 691
New Hampshire 291
Maine 75
Rhode Island 136
Vermont 96

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

Majors Similar to General Business

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 19 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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