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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$26,174 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,610 Avg Salary

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.

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

Check out the general business master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bloomsburg are $11,871 a year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

St. Joe’s graduate students pay an average of $18,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Joe’s also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

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 medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lehigh are $27,130 a 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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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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 large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#6

Widener University

Chester, PA

With a ranking of #6, Widener University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. 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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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,314
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.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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