2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
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With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12,085 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,560 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also cost less that 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 the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree general business students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree general business students list, The Citadel has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Citadel Military College of South Carolina are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 203 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbellsville University, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbellsville University are $8,773.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mercer University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 189 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercer also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 100 students in 2019-2020.
NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400.
Spalding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 22 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Spalding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding are $12,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Virginia Wesleyan, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia Wesleyan College are $12,982.
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Belmont University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 71 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree general business students list, Belmont has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260.
Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 168 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 33 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Bethel University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethel University is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 119 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Bethel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University are $11,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #12, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Georgia College & State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Georgia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College are $20,868, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Jacksonville University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville University is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JU, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville University are $14,742, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 259 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657.
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With a ranking of #16, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 54 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512.
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West Virginia University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 124 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #18, University of Charleston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UC also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $17,400.
With a ranking of #19, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 147 students in 2019-2020.
VCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 115 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
UofL also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.
Marshall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 88 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
Marshall University also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Georgia State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 153 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 49 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #25, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
Loyola New Orleans also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University New Orleans are $17,906, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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- 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%.
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