2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned a degree or certificate in general business/commerce, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in the United States for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baton Rouge Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. BRCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BRCC are $4,221 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rio Salado College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rio Salado College are $7,854 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rio Salado College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.
NWACC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,456 in tuition and fees each year.
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SOWELA Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.
SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,265 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mesa Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Mesa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mesa Community College are $7,854 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mesa Community College also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Phoenix College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate general business/commerce programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Phoenix College are $7,854 a year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Phoenix College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,530.
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Edison State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Piqua, Edison Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edison Community College are $7,626 per year. On average, general business graduates from Edison Community College take out $18,813 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Schoolcraft College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Schoolcraft College are $7,574 a year.
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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