2023 Most Popular Online Business Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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The Most Popular Online Business Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Business Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Our analysis found Quinsigamond Community College to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 180 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $5,830 in tuition and fees if they attend Quinsigamond Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,774. On average, associate degree students take out $20,343 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 35% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent associate degree programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Massachusetts. This medium-sized public school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 175 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $5,208 in tuition and fees if they attend Bristol full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,152. On average, associate degree students take out $11,401 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent associate degree programs at Massasoit Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Massachusetts. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 130 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Students from Massachusetts who attend Massasoit Community College full time pay an average of $5,160 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,104. Associate Degree recipients from Massasoit Community College accumulate an average of $12,132 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent associate degree programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Massachusetts. MassBay Community College is a small public school situated in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. It awarded 85 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $5,376 in tuition and fees if they attend MassBay Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,320. Associate Degree recipients from MassBay Community College accumulate an average of $10,712 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent associate degree programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Massachusetts. MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 associate degrees to qualified students.
Full-time students from Massachusetts pay an average of $5,668 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend MWCC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,588. On average, associate degree students take out $12,274 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
Around 91% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Cambridge College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business programs. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 57% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Cape Cod Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their associate degree. Cape Cod Community College is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associate degrees to qualified students.
Students from Massachusetts who attend Cape Cod Community College full time pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,296. On average, associate degree students take out $12,980 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 48% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Greenfield Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their associate degree. Greenfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Greenfield Community College is $5,642. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,762. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,255 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Middlesex Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business programs. Bedford, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 186 students in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $6,048 in tuition and fees if they attend Middlesex Community College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,120. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,346 in student loans. Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Fisher College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Fisher College is $33,500. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $18,751 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bay State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business programs. Bay State College is a very small private for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Bay State College is $29,500. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Associate Degree recipients from Bay State College accumulate an average of $36,855 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their associate degree. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Endicott is $36,614. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Associate Degree recipients from Endicott accumulate an average of $7,042 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 28% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Nichols College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Dudley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $37,300 to cover tuition and fees at Nichols. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Nichols. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
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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