2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k) in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across California, there were 3,025 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of Redlands

Redlands, California

#2 in overall quality

$22,852 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Redlands. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Redlands, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

University of Redlands also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Redlands General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#3 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Azusa Pacific is located in Azusa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Azusa Pacific also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Azusa Pacific

#3

Biola University

La Mirada, California

#4 in overall quality

$11,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Biola is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Biola also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Biola

#4

Marymount California University

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

#5 in overall quality

$15,375 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount California University landed the #4 spot on the list. MCU is located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

MCU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCU are $15,375, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at MCU

#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$19,756 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Loyola Marymount University is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 53 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Marymount, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount University are $19,756.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Loyola Marymount

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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