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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut

16 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Connecticut to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing a .

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the most popular school in Connecticut for general business/commerce students. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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

Full General Business/Commerce at Post University Report

#2

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Out of the 16 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Tunxis Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, general business graduates from Tunxis Community College carry an average student debt load of $7,499.

Full General Business/Commerce at Tunxis Community College Report

The excellent programs at Housatonic Community College helped the school earn the #3 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 midsize city of Bridgeport.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Housatonic Community College

#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Gateway Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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The excellent programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Connecticut. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Naugatuck Valley Community College

Manchester Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general business/commerce programs. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general business/commerce programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

General Business majors at UCONN take out an average of $19,078 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Connecticut Report

Three Rivers Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in Connecticut ranking. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the city of Norwich.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Three Rivers Community College

With a ranking of #8, Norwalk Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Asnuntuck Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #10 on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Enfield.

Full General Business/Commerce at Asnuntuck Community College Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 16 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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