The best value colleges if you want to study business, build a network, and get entrepreneurial experience in accelerators and co-working labs.

15. Georgetown University

The campus is close to Amazon's HQ2, which is still under construction. beklaus

Location: Washington. D.C.

Net price: $28,509 

Georgetown's courses teach young founders the tools and techniques for entrepreneurial success, such as law, finance, and creativity. What's more, the campus is close to Amazon's HQ2, which is still under construction.

14. Washington University in St. Louis

Students can apply to the school’s seven-week Israel Summer Business Academy. Christopher A. Jones

Location: St. Louis, Missouri 

Net price: $27,931

In addition to business curriculum, students can apply to the school's seven-week Israel Summer Business Academy, an immersive experience designed to teach participants about venture capital and entrepreneurship.

13. Columbia University

Entrepreneurial students can work on their businesses in the school’s co-working Startup Lab. Barry Winiker

Location: New York City, New York 

Net price: $21,220 

Entrepreneurial students can work on their businesses in the school's co-working Startup Lab, compete for prize money through the Venture Competition, or participate in the real estate technology accelerator.

12. Northwestern University

The program teaches students how to consult for businesses or launch one of their own. Eugene_Moerman

Location: Evanston, Illinois 

Net price: $27,540 

Northwestern brings faculty from a wide array of backgrounds to guide students through identifying and addressing new challenges and opportunities in the world. The program teaches students how to consult for businesses or launch one of their own.

11. Lehigh University

Lehigh offers a summer internship program where students work at early- to mid-stage companies. CynthiaAnnF

Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 

Net price: $26,782

Lehigh offers an entrepreneurship minor, a manager major that delves into launching startups, and Startup Academy, a summer internship program where students work at early- to mid-stage companies.

10. Babson College

Babson students can learn to assess financial feasibility and identity opportunities. Tomasz Szulczewski

Location: Babson Park, Massachusetts 

Net price: $29,587 

Babson's entrepreneurial concentration develops idea generation, resource acquisition, entrepreneurial management, and opportunity recognition. Students will also learn to assess financial feasibility.

9. Stevens Institute of Technology

Entrepreneurial students are developing technology that solve problems in science, health, and engineering. Barry Winiker

Location: Hoboken, New Jersey 

New price: $39,862

Entrepreneurial students are developing technology that solve problems in science, health, engineering, cybersecurity, and consumer applications. What's more, the school's annual Innovation Expo showcases students' work to members of the community and national entrepreneurs.

8. Cornell University

A university-wide minor in entrepreneurship and innovation prepares students for careers in the business world. kickstand

Location: Ithaca, New York 

Net price: $28,890

A university-wide minor in entrepreneurship and innovation prepares students for careers in the business world. They'll learn how to create new companies, work within startups, and participate in initiatives that address social and environmental issues.

7. University of Notre Dame

The school’s undergraduate minor in innovation and entrepreneurship develops business skills. Aaron Yoder

Location: Notre Dame, Indiana 

Net price: $30,229 

The school's undergraduate minor in innovation and entrepreneurship develops business skills and teaches students how to bring their ideas to fruition. What's more, the school's McCloskey New Venture competition gives student founders a chance to win $400,000 in cash and prizes.

6. University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business has 12 entrepreneurship programs. aoldman

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Net price: $26,266

The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business has 12 entrepreneurship programs, offers leadership development courses, research opportunities, and seed funding for burgeoning startups.

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

The school’s Customer Discovery Lab is a six-week program for first-time or experienced founders. Kruck20

Location: Atlanta, Georgia 

Net price: $16,950 

Students can choose from a variety of programs that help them learn about entrepreneurship or launch their own company. The school's Customer Discovery Lab is a six-week program for first-time or experienced founders while the Grand Challenges is a year-long program that develops problem-solving skills and solutions.

4. Washington & Lee University

The school’s J. Lawrence Connolly Center for Entrepreneurship teaches and encourages analytical thinking. Mark Edward Harris

Location: Lexington, Virginia 

Net price: $21,918

The school's J. Lawrence Connolly Center for Entrepreneurship teaches and encourages analytical thinking, qualitative and quantitative reasoning, creativity, and innovation. Students are encouraged to develop business plans and get support from faculty to launch their companies.

3. Rice University

Rice’s entrepreneurship minor teaches students to identify critical problems and market opportunities. Duy Do

Location: Houston, Texas 

Net price: $23,202 per year

Rice's entrepreneurship minor teaches students to identify critical problems or market opportunities and how to develop solutions to meet those needs. Students will also learn empathy skills to better understand customers, clients, and team members. They also have access to the school's Founder Dinner Series, a monthly dinner program for student business owners.

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon’s Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship encourages students to turn their ideas into viable commercial businesses Codemaster

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Net price: $30,847 per year 

Carnegie Mellon's Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship encourages students to turn their ideas into viable commercial businesses. Students have worked in fields such as robotics, software engineering, advanced materials, and design.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT’s entrepreneurship minor is designed as an interdisciplinary program. Glowimages

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts 

Net price: $18,971 per year

MIT's entrepreneurship minor is designed as an interdisciplinary program so students can bring their own own educational interests to the program. What's more, MIT helps pair students with venture internships and offers a venture exploration program to bring student concepts to fruition.