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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$29,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,362 Avg Salary

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

General Business/Commerce is the #48 most popular major in North Carolina with 494 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Strayer University - North Carolina the best value school in North Carolina for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - North Carolina are $13,515 per year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Strayer University - North Carolina take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $46,080. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $121.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - North Carolina landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, DeVry University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DeVry University - North Carolina are $15,032 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, general business graduates from DeVry University - North Carolina carry an average student debtload of $44,433.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Wake Forest University undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wake Forest University also made our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Chowan University

Murfreesboro, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chowan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Murfreesboro, Chowan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chowan University are $25,880 per year.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,025
Virginia 1,437
Florida 1,813
Tennessee 664
Kentucky 2,455
South Carolina 832
Louisiana 712
Arkansas 767
Alabama 302
Mississippi 607
West Virginia 883

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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

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