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2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York

5 Colleges
$30,646 Avg Salary
$20,515 Avg Student Debt

General Business/Commerce is the #36 most popular major in New York with 2,314 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New York to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the most popular online school in New York for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

Of the 82 students majoring in general business at SUNY Empire, 32% are male and 68% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $19,691.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Online helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 22% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Online carry an average student debtload of $24,284. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full General Business/Commerce at Bryant & Stratton College - Online Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#4

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Houghton College

Houghton, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Houghton College is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their online associate degree. Houghton is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Houghton.

Full General Business/Commerce at Houghton College Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,394
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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