2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You
General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 5,774 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Indiana to see which master'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.
Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.
IU Bloomington also made our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PFW are $6,552 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. 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 $10,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Southeast helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in Indiana. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the suburb of New Albany.
Indiana University - Southeast graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Kokomo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in Indiana. IU Kokomo is a small public school located in the city of Kokomo.
IU Kokomo graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana University - South Bend landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the midsize city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana University - South Bend are $8,270 a year.
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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public school with a small student population.
IU Northwest graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Ball State 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 Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.
Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Indiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $10,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Notre Dame landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Notre Dame is ranked #1 for overall quality for general business in Indiana.
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Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,060 |
| Ohio | 581 |
| Illinois | 877 |
| Wisconsin | 529 |
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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 10 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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