2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Full General Business/Commerce at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Indiana Tech are $10,026 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in tuition and fees each year.
Full General Business/Commerce at Grand Valley State University Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $19,190 per year.
Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PFW are $14,830 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Southeast did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Indiana University - Southeast are $18,592 a year.
With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. IU Kokomo is a small public school located in the small city of Kokomo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Kokomo are $18,592 per year.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.
IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.
Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 215 |
| Illinois | 132 |
| Ohio | 52 |
| Indiana | 1,620 |
| Wisconsin | 299 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 18 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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