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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$37,063 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Region

Check out the general business programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Schools

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT
$15,458 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in the New England Region for general business/commerce students. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Post University are $15,458 a year.

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The excellent programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the New England Region . WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WPI are $55,531 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern are $57,592 per year.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MIT are $55,878 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for general business in the New England Region .

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list.

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#6

New England College

Henniker, NH
$28,360 Average Tuition & Fees

New England College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NEC are $28,360 a year.

Full General Business/Commerce at New England College Report

$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year.

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$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

$30,153 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153 per year.

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$25,185 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Connecticut State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

WestConn undergraduate students pay an average of $25,185 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Western Connecticut State University

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 399
Connecticut 234
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 113

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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