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2023 Best Value Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$7,407 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,339 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Support & Assistant Services Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, business support and assistant services was ranked #148 in the country. In fact 19,119 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for business support 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Support & Assistant Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business support majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for business support and assistant services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, business support majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $17,035 in student debt.

El Centro College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#2

Odessa College

Odessa, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Odessa College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Odessa, Odessa College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Odessa College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,398 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business support and assistant services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. Business Support majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $35,376 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business support and assistant services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.

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#6

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support and assistant services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. 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.

Rio Salado College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business support and assistant services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $5,664 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, business support graduates from NMSU Dona Ana carry an average student debtload of $15,269.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business support and assistant services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 a year. On average, business support graduates from NMSU Carlsbad take out $15,269 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business support and assistant services students working on their associate degree. NMSU Alamogordo is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Alamogordo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Alamogordo are $5,376 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, business support graduates from NMSU Alamogordo carry an average student debtload of $15,269.

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#10

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business support and assistant services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Harris Montgomery also did well on our Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges by State

Explore the best business support and assistant services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 280
Arizona 14
Oklahoma 1
New Mexico 31

Business Support & Assistant Services is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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