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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
826 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,708 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,454 and $23,197 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 826 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce 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.

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Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Montco is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 141 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $12,459 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Montgomery County Community College.

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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LCCC also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Lehigh Carbon Community College is $10,174 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Lehigh Carbon Community College General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 249 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Community College of Philadelphia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Philadelphia is $12,221 for pennsylvania associate degree general business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,685 for pennsylvania associate degree general business students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northampton County Area Community College.

Full Northampton County Area Community College General Business/Commerce Report

#5

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HACC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harrisburg Area Community College is $15,339 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified associates’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Luzerne County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Luzerne County Community College is $11,937 for pennsylvania associate degree general business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a public institution located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pennsylvania Highlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is $11,277 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Gannon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Gannon University is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Gannon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gannon is $23,998 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Gannon University General Business/Commerce Report

#9

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Doylestown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

DelVal not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend Delaware Valley University is $29,183 for pennsylvania associate degree general business students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Delaware Valley University

#10

Alvernia University

Reading, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Alvernia University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Alvernia also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $28,068 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Alvernia.

Full Alvernia General Business/Commerce Report

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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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  • *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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