2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,708 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 293 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$17,802 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 73 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Joe’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s University are $17,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Saint Joseph’s University

#2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#5 in overall quality

$18,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University General Business/Commerce Report

#4

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$24,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Widener University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Located in Chester, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Widener also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Widener are $24,810.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Widener

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #5 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 185 students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Drexel

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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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