2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 271 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #40 most popular major in Iowa.
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.
The Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Waldorf University the best value school in Iowa for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Waldorf are $23,666 a year. General Business majors at Waldorf take out an average of $28,879 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Sioux Center.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dordt are $33,590 a year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand View University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Grand View University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from Grand View University take out $25,356 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $154, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Mercy are $36,540 per year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Mount Mercy take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,804.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wartburg College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Wartburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waverly.
Wartburg undergraduate students pay an average of $47,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $313, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Loras College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loras are $35,268 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Buena Vista University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.
BVU undergraduate students pay an average of $37,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 3,178 |
Minnesota | 468 |
Kansas | 417 |
Nebraska | 361 |
North Dakota | 24 |
South Dakota | 99 |
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Majors Related to General Business
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
Accounting | 99,265 |
Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
Marketing | 52,916 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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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