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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California

5 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Master's in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree general business students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in California

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California list. Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree general business students list, Loyola Marymount has also earned the #1 rank 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.

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#2

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #3 spot on the list. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree general business students list, Biola has also earned the #4 rank 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 Biola are $11,772.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #4 spot on the list. Redlands, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree general business students list, University of Redlands has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Marymount California University

Rancho Palos Verdes, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount California University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

MCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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

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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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