by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,482 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,313 and $20,424 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.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general business/commerce program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree general business students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Housatonic Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 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. Tunxis Community College is a public institution located in Farmington, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 associates’s 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. Montpelier, Vermont is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Essex Community College is a public institution located in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Essex Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Asnuntuck Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Enfield, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full Asnuntuck Community College General Business/Commerce Report
With a ranking of #6, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Three Rivers Community College is a public institution located in Norwich, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Middlesex 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 #7. MxCC is a public institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. STCC is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Manchester Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. MCC is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 46 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Manchester Community College
Norwalk Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Norwalk Community College 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.
Mount Wachusett 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 #11. Mount Wachusett Community College is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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.
Full Mount Wachusett Community College General Business/Commerce Report
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 ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Greenfield 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 #14. This small school is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Greenfield Community College
With a ranking of #15, Gateway Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Gateway Community College
Bristol Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Bristol is a medium-sized school located in Fall River, Massachusetts that handed out 51 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bristol Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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Berkshire 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 #18. 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.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Berkshire Community College
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. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Full Capital Community College General Business/Commerce Report
Champlain College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Champlain 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.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Champlain College
University of New Hampshire at Manchester ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Northern Vermont University 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 #22. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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Eastern Nazarene College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Business Major in the New England Region list. ENC is a small school located in Quincy, Massachusetts that handed out 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Castleton University 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 #24. Castleton University is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Goodwin College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the 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 handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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