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2023 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

72 Colleges
$7,445 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,228 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 11,319 people earned a degree or certificate in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the #115 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 72 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for entrepreneurship 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Hutchinson Community College the best value school in the United States for entrepreneurial studies students working on their associate degree. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year. The average amount in student loans that entrepreneurship majors at Hutchinson Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,925.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value entrepreneurial studies schools in the United States. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that entrepreneurship majors at North Central Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,131.

North Central Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 72 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.

M State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list.

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#4

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 per year.

North Hennepin Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Moraine Park Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value entrepreneurial studies schools in the United States. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for entrepreneurial studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 per year. The average amount in student loans that entrepreneurship majors at Cuyahoga Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,809.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District also did well on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #7, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for entrepreneurial studies students working on their associate degree. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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#8

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list.

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#9

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Schoolcraft College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree entrepreneurial studies programs. Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Schoolcraft College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,574 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Schoolcraft College also did well on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

Southwestern Illinois College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree entrepreneurial studies programs. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,940 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, entrepreneurship graduates from SWIC carry an average student debtload of $14,505.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Entrepreneurial Studies students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
12 Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA
13 Delta College University Center, MI
14 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID

Entrepreneurial Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 21 majors within the area of study, entrepreneurial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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