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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

60 Colleges
$12,869 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in Pennsylvania. In total, 4,564 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Pennsylvania.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 60 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at La Salle University Report

#2

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrini University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Scranton also is in the top 15% of our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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Out of the 60 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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#5

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Out of the 60 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Valley University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DelVal are $9,282 a year.

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York College of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at YCP are $11,646 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, YCP also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at York College of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ship are $11,970 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#8

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Messiah are $13,050 a year.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also made our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

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#10

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the fringe town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Westminster New Wilmington are $13,170 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Westminster New Wilmington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Westminster College Pennsylvania Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
11 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
11 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,358
Maryland 3,310
New Jersey 2,593
District of Columbia 2,104
Delaware 823

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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