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2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

General Business/Commerce is the #15 most popular major in Massachusetts with 2,076 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Bristol Community College the most popular online school in Massachusetts for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 25% are male.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Bristol take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,387.

Full General Business/Commerce at Bristol Community College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Quinsigamond Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the general business majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at Quinsigamond Community College accumulate an average of around $20,551 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in general business at MWCC, 54% are male and 46% are female.

General Business majors at MWCC take out an average of $10,300 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full General Business/Commerce at Mount Wachusett Community College Report

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenfield Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in general business at Greenfield Community College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, general business graduates from Greenfield Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,580.

Full General Business/Commerce at Greenfield Community College Report

#5

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nichols College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Nichols is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dudley.

Full General Business/Commerce at Nichols College Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 691
New Hampshire 291
Maine 75
Rhode Island 136
Vermont 96

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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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