2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Schools ranking. This report analyzed 124 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Best General Business/Commerce Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
NWU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,334 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 124 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras landed the # 3 spot on the list. UPR Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Juan.
UPR Rio Piedras undergraduate students pay an average of $4,940 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for general business/commerce students. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.
Valpo undergraduate students pay an average of $44,796 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools ranking. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
UMGC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,336 in tuition and fees each year.
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Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 a year.
Columbia College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 per year.
With a ranking of #9, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.
Gonzaga University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools ranking. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gonzaga are $48,470 per year.
Gonzaga excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools list.
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Texas Tech University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
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Post University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools ranking. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Post University are $15,458 a year.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools list. Located in the distant town of Bartlesville, OKWU or OWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
OKWU or OWU undergraduate students pay an average of $29,498 in tuition and fees each year.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general business/commerce programs. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
The Citadel undergraduate students pay an average of $35,826 in tuition and fees each year.
The Citadel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Schools list.
With a ranking of #15, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Located in the large city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OC are $25,090 per year.
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With a ranking of #16, Biola University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
Biola undergraduate students pay an average of $44,382 in tuition and fees each year.
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Louisiana Tech University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 per year.
Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #18 on the list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 & Commerce Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Campbellsville University | Campbellsville, KY |
| 20 | Henderson State University | Arkadelphia, AR |
| 21 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 22 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 24 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY |
General Business/Commerce by Region
View the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to General Business
One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to General Business
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 131,555 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 31,701 |
| Accounting | 19,309 |
| Human Resource Management | 12,117 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 5,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
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