2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Small Business Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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 Small Business Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Small Business Administration/Management is the 482nd most popular major in the country with 2,231 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 83 small business administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 small business administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in small business administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality small business administration/management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the small business administration/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The small business administration/management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree small business administration/management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Small Business Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$6,159 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hutchinson Community College is a small school located in Hutchinson, Kansas that handed out 24 associates’s small business administration/management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hutchinson Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Small Business Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hutchinson Community College is $6,159 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Small Business Administration/Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Small Business Administration/Management at Hutchinson Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Small Business Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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