2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NWU are $7,580 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $8,442 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 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 Bellevue University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 a year.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 per year.
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The College of Saint Scholastica 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. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia 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 Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.
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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMSL graduate students pay an average of $30,756 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general business/commerce programs. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 a year.
Request InformationBest General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 3,178 |
| Minnesota | 468 |
| Kansas | 417 |
| Iowa | 271 |
| Nebraska | 361 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| South Dakota | 99 |
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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 10 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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