2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #17 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 2,394 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bloomsburg are $11,871 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Joe’s also is in the top 15% of our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $12,618 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.
Lehigh not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Widener University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Widener are $25,416 a year.
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Drexel 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 #7 on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,314 |
| Maryland | 2,294 |
| New Jersey | 676 |
| District of Columbia | 1,002 |
| Delaware | 64 |
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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.
Majors Similar to General Business
| 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 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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