2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce 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 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 42 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Wachusett Community College the best value school in the New England Region for general business/commerce students. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MWCC are $10,588 a year. While working on their degree, general business majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $8,000 in student debt.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Essex Community College is a great value for general business/commerce students. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,328 per year. On average, general business graduates from NECC take out $7,875 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from Bristol take out $7,850 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. STCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STCC are $10,728 a year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at STCC take out is $6,125.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Vermont. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCV are $13,640 per year. On average, general business graduates from CCV take out $12,014 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #6, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCRI are $13,260 per year.
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Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year. On average, general business graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $17,366 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #8, Post University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
Post University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,458 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Housatonic Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bridgeport.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Housatonic Community College are $13,448 a year. While working on their degree, general business majors at Housatonic Community College accumulate an average of around $6,619 in student debt.
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Gateway Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $13,448 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce colleges 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 |
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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.
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 25 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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