by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 3,482 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 906 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree general business students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Housatonic Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 57 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Housatonic Community College General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Farmington, Connecticut, and it awarded 64 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Tunxis Community College General Business/Commerce Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region. CCV is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. NECC is a public institution located in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asnuntuck Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Asnuntuck Community College is a public institution located in Enfield, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Three Rivers Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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Middlesex Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 31 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Springfield Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
Manchester Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Manchester, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
Full Manchester Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Norwalk Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. NCC is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Norwalk Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Located in Gardner, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Community College of Rhode Island landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 126 students in 2020-2021.
Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Greenfield Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Greenfield Community College is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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Gateway Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 33 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bristol Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Bristol Community College
Quinsigamond Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Quinsigamond Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Berkshire Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Pittsfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #19, Capital Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Capital Community College is a public institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Capital Community College
With a ranking of #20, Champlain College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Champlain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Hampshire at Manchester came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Hampshire at Manchester is a small public school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 3 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Northern Vermont University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 4 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Vermont University General Business/Commerce Report
Eastern Nazarene College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Nazarene College is a small school located in Quincy, Massachusetts that handed out 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #24, Castleton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Castleton University
Goodwin College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in East Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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