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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.

2023 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

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 town of Hutchinson.

Hutchinson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,470 in tuition and fees each 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 moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,415 per 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list.

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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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,862 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, M State also is in the top 15% of our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Hennepin Community College also did well on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 72 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Park Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 a year.

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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree entrepreneurial studies programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cuyahoga Community College District also is in the top 15% of our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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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 large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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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.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year.

Southeast Tech 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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#9

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Schoolcraft College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $7,574 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Schoolcraft College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list.

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#10

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

Southwestern Illinois College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $5,940 per 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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