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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

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

General Business/Commerce is the #36 most popular major in New York with 2,314 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. 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.

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 in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York 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.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Graduate Center are $10,410 a 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Niagara University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Niagara graduate students pay an average of $13,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Niagara University Report

#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. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#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. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Pace University graduate students pay an average of $34,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

LIM College

New York, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LIM College landed the # 5 spot on the list. LIM is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

LIM graduate students pay an average of $25,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Business/Commerce at LIM College Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,394
Maryland 2,294
New Jersey 676
District of Columbia 1,002
Delaware 64

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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.

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