2024 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
23
Colleges in the Plains States Region
877
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
general business/commerce, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #9 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general business/commerce. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 877 associate degrees in general business/commerce during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great General Business/Commerce School for Your Associate Degree
The general business associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general business/commerce students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other general business/commerce students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business/commerce related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general business/commerce students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured General Business/Commerce Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.