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2023 Best Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$44,102 Avg Salary
$21,916 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

In <nil>, general business/commerce students earned 673 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges.

Top Connecticut Schools in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in Connecticut for general business/commerce students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at UCONN take out is $19,078.

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The excellent programs at Housatonic Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bridgeport.

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#3

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#4

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tunxis Community College is a great place for general business/commerce students. Located in the large suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, general business graduates from Tunxis Community College take out $7,499 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Western Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

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Three Rivers Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

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#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

After completing their degree, general business graduates from Post University carry an average student debtload of $50,937.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general business/commerce programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,073
New Hampshire 288
Rhode Island 136
Maine 75
Vermont 96

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

General Business Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 56,779

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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