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
In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned a degree or certificate in general business/commerce, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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, Course Advisor 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.
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 United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.
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 large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWU are $7,580 per year.
Out of the 107 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPR Rio Piedras is a 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.
Full General Business/Commerce at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Report
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 small 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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the United States. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Columbia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the United States. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Columbia College Missouri graduate students pay an average of $8,442 in tuition and fees each year.
Lindenwood University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the small 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each 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 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Post University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the town of Bartlesville, OKWU or OWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OKWU or OWU are $10,645 a year.
Full General Business/Commerce at Oklahoma Wesleyan University Report
Citadel Military College of South Carolina 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 #11 on the list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Citadel are $18,540 a year.
The Citadel also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full General Business/Commerce at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report
With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma Christian 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 large city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
OC graduate students pay an average of $11,250 in tuition and fees each year.
Full General Business/Commerce at Oklahoma Christian University Report
Biola 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 #13 on the list. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.
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Bellevue University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 a 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 distant 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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Henderson State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. 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 21 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 | 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 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).
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