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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$12,463 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,102 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

With 691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #17 most popular major in Connecticut.

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.

The Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

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 Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Business & Commerce

$4,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Housatonic Community College to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Housatonic Community College are $4,496 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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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT
$4,496 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Gateway Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,496 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

The excellent programs at Tunxis Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tunxis Community College are $4,596 per year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from Tunxis Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,125.

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$4,596 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Three Rivers Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers Community College are $4,596 per year.

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#5

Post University

Waterbury, CT
$15,458 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Post University is a great value for general business/commerce students. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Post University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

UCONN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from UCONN carry an average student debtload of $17,872.

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$11,781 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Connecticut State University 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 city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WestConn are $11,781 per year.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Bridgeport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut ranking. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UBridgeport are $35,760 a year.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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 8 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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