2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 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. 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 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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Campbellsville University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Campbellsville University are $8,773 per year.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.
Mercer graduate students pay an average of $15,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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Spalding 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 #6 on the list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 a year.
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Bethel 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. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel are $11,723 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Kentucky 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 distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.
Eastern graduate students pay an average of $13,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNG are $18,354 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Belmont 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 city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belmont are $25,180 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Belmont also is in the top 10% of our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,025 |
| Virginia | 1,437 |
| North Carolina | 494 |
| Florida | 1,813 |
| Tennessee | 664 |
| Kentucky | 2,455 |
| South Carolina | 832 |
| Louisiana | 712 |
| Arkansas | 767 |
| Alabama | 302 |
| Mississippi | 607 |
| West Virginia | 883 |
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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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