2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 1,600 people earned their degree in accounting and business/management, making the major the 323rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 278 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and business/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting and business/management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting and business/management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate.
Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It awarded 57 associates’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
Oakland Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for associate degree accounting and business/management students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate. Mitchell Technical College is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
Mitchell Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Technical College is $12,472 for Associate Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College also made our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $6,293 for Associate Degree Accounting and Business/Management students per year to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reading Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate. RACC is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 associates’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
RACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,926 for associate degree accounting and business/management students per year to attend Reading Area Community College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate. Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
RSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend RSC is $8,632 for associate degree accounting and business/management students.
Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $18,285 for Associate Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Moorefield, West Virginia. It awarded 5 associates’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is $3,555 for Associate Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Accounting and Business/Management Report
Corning Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Corning, New York, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Corning Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Corning Community College is $7,165 for associate degree accounting and business/management students.
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Southwest University at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified associates’s accounting and business/management students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest University at El Paso, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwest University at El Paso is $17,814 for associate degree accounting and business/management students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Ohio Business College-Sheffield ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate list. Ohio Business College-Sheffield is located in Sheffield Village, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
Ohio Business College-Sheffield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio Business College-Sheffield is $23,681 for associate degree accounting and business/management students.
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Ohio Business College-Sandusky landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools for an Associate ranking. Ohio Business College-Sandusky is a small private for-profit school situated in Sandusky, Ohio. It awarded 5 associates’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio Business College-Sandusky, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio Business College-Sandusky is $22,541 for Associate Degree Accounting and Business/Management students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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