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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$16,095 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,051 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business & Commerce

#1

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Our analysis found Lehigh Carbon Community College to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $12,060 per year.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montclair State are $21,418 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Montclair State also is in the top 15% of our Best Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Bryant & Stratton College - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $15,295 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Nanticoke.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Luzerne County Community College are $14,370 a year.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Luzerne County Community College

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $17,330 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,394
New York 2,314
Maryland 2,294
New Jersey 676
District of Columbia 1,002
Delaware 64

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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