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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
473 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 55,749 general business/commerce students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,733 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 473 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 315 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $5,786 for rocky mountains region associate degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 81 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

CWI also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend College of Western Idaho is $4,932 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public institution located in Sheridan, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Wyoming Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $8,409 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Wyoming Community College District.

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#4

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. North Idaho College is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s general business degrees to qualified students.

NIC also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $5,008 for rocky mountains region associate degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NIC.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Utah University is $11,779 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern Utah University General Business/Commerce Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 1 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana State University - Billings did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $11,341 for rocky mountains region associate degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Montana State University - Billings.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 21 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Idaho State University is $14,680 for rocky mountains region associate degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

DeVry University - Colorado

Westminster, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

DeVry University - Colorado came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Westminster, Colorado, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Colorado also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $31,260 for rocky mountains region associate degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DeVry University - Colorado.

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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%.

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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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