2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You
General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 2,025 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Our analysis found College of Coastal Georgia to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Brunswick, CCGA is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCGA are $3,933 a year. While working on their degree, general business majors at CCGA accumulate an average of around $18,500 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Georgia Military College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Georgia Military College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Georgia is a great value for general business/commerce students. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.
UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $5,513 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNG also is in the top 15% of our Best Business & Commerce Schools in Georgia ranking.
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The excellent programs at Georgia Gwinnett College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Georgia. Georgia Gwinnett College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
Georgia Gwinnett College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,948 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Georgia Gwinnett College take out is $26,220.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great value for general business/commerce students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $12,068 per year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from UGA carry an average student debtload of $32,325.
UGA also took the #3 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Schools in Georgia rankings.
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Georgia College & State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Georgia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia College also is in the top 20% of our Best Business & Commerce Schools in Georgia ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.
Augusta University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,022 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Augusta University is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in Georgia list.
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Clayton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Clayton State University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from Clayton State University take out $42,375 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #9 on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia State are $9,286 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the large suburb of Atlanta, Strayer University - Georgia is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Georgia are $13,515 per year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from Strayer University - Georgia carry an average student debtload of $44,490. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $121.
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Request InformationBest Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,437 |
| North Carolina | 494 |
| Florida | 1,813 |
| Tennessee | 664 |
| Kentucky | 2,455 |
| South Carolina | 832 |
| Louisiana | 712 |
| Arkansas | 767 |
| Alabama | 302 |
| Mississippi | 607 |
| West Virginia | 883 |
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General Business/Commerce Related Majors for General Business
General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
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 17 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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