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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

64 Colleges
$11,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 31,766 were awarded in the state 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.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 64 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at La Salle University Report

#2

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrini University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 per year.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Pennsylvania. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $11,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#5

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delaware Valley University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DelVal are $9,282 per year.

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York College of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, YCP is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova 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 Villanova are $21,199 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #3 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Pennsylvania.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Villanova University Report

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

Ship graduate students pay an average of $11,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

#9

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

With a ranking of #9, Messiah 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 suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Messiah graduate students pay an average of $13,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.

Westminster New Wilmington graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Westminster New Wilmington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Business, Management & Marketing students in the state of Pennsylvania seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
11 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
11 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA

Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 16,821
New York 50,069
Maryland 14,316
Delaware 3,109
District of Columbia 6,974

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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