2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Master's Degree School for You
With 832 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #13 most popular major in South Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Business & Commerce
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 South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Citadel are $10,890 a year.
The Citadel also made our Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 2 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public college with a small student population.
South Carolina State University graduate students pay an average of $11,460 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,025 |
| Virginia | 1,437 |
| North Carolina | 494 |
| Florida | 1,813 |
| Tennessee | 664 |
| Kentucky | 2,455 |
| Louisiana | 712 |
| Arkansas | 767 |
| Alabama | 302 |
| Mississippi | 607 |
| West Virginia | 883 |
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General Business/Commerce Related Majors for General Business
General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
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 2 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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