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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$27,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You

With 219 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #93 most popular major in New York.

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.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York 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.

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 General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #3 for overall quality for general business in New York.

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#2

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

Full General Business/Commerce at New York University Report

#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Hofstra University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hofstra are $28,180 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Hofstra University Report

#5

LIM College

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means LIM College is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, LIM is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LIM are $25,240 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pace University are $34,100 a year.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Pace University - New York

Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 386
Maryland 425
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 0

General Business/Commerce is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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