2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

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General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 2,264 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,675 and $23,989 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 394 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$165,410 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 40 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full MIT General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Full Harvard General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$105,465 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 156 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern University General Business/Commerce Report

#4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WPI General Business/Commerce Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k)

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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