2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 107 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the general business master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Nebraska Wesleyan University the best value school in the United States for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
NWU graduate students pay an average of $7,580 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the United States. UPR Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Juan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPR Rio Piedras are $3,990 a year.
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Out of the 107 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
Full General Business/Commerce at Youngstown State University Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $8,442 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lindenwood University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.
Gonzaga University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gonzaga also is in the top 10% of our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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Post University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Post University are $7,700 a year.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Bartlesville, OKWU or OWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OKWU or OWU are $10,645 a year.
With a ranking of #11, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Citadel are $18,540 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Citadel also is in the top 20% of our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
Full General Business/Commerce at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report
Oklahoma Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OC are $11,250 per year.
Full General Business/Commerce at Oklahoma Christian University Report
Biola University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools list. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Biola are $12,006 a year.
Bellevue University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
Bellevue University graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.
Campbellsville University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Campbellsville University graduate students pay an average of $8,773 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #16, Henderson State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.
Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $9,108 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Master's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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17 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
18 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
19 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY |
20 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
21 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
General Business/Commerce by Region
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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 |
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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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.
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