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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$17,079 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 11,476 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $17,754 per year.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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Out of the 13 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Tacoma are $17,874 a year.

UW Tacoma also took the #1 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Washington. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Washington. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Bothell are $17,628 a year.

UW Bothell also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #4.

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#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.

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City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WWU are $12,490 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

EWU graduate students pay an average of $13,379 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Eastern Washington University Report

With a ranking of #10, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

Saint Martin’s graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 82,945
Oregon 5,629
Hawaii 1,878
Nevada 3,318
Alaska 621

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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