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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$22,454 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,981 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general business/commerce was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 56,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general business/commerce students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full General Business/Commerce at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. While working on their degree, general business majors at CWI accumulate an average of around $11,625 in student debt.

Full General Business/Commerce at College of Western Idaho Report

#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Salt Lake Community College take out is $9,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Salt Lake Community College also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Salt Lake Community College

$10,890 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Wyoming Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the remote town of Sheridan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Wyoming Community College District are $10,890 per year. General Business majors at Northern Wyoming Community College District take out an average of $7,119 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Business/Commerce at Northern Wyoming Community College District Report

#5

DeVry University - Colorado

Westminster, CO
$15,032 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeVry University - Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, DeVry University - Colorado is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

DeVry University - Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $15,032 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at DeVry University - Colorado take out is $43,832.

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$19,352 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University - Billings came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.

Montana State University - Billings undergraduate students pay an average of $19,352 in tuition and fees each year. General Business majors at Montana State University - Billings take out an average of $23,871 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Montana State University - Billings

#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U of U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Utah Report

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 per year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs carry an average student debtload of $51,806.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

#9

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT
$16,986 Average Tuition & Fees

Dixie State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $16,986 per year.

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#10

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO
$17,933 Average Tuition & Fees

Adams State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Adams State are $17,933 a year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from Adams State carry an average student debtload of $22,303.

Full General Business/Commerce at Adams State University Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 602
Utah 396
Idaho 321
Montana 423
Wyoming 45

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 18 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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