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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
2,477 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor's in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 55,749 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. 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 Missouri, there were 3,599 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,845 and $24,459 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,477 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 707 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $11,595 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree General Business students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Business/Commerce Report

#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 366 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - St Louis is $6,838 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree General Business students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UMSL General Business/Commerce Report

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri Southern State University is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri Southern, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Southern State University is $8,416 for missouri bachelor’s degree general business students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 302 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. It costs about $13,918 for missouri bachelor’s degree general business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University General Business/Commerce Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 271 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The yearly cost to attend UMKC is $12,553 for missouri bachelor’s degree general business students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 93 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $13,488 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree General Business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Missouri State.

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#7

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest Baptist University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $17,162 for missouri bachelor’s degree general business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southwest Baptist University.

Full Southwest Baptist University General Business/Commerce Report

#8

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri

Avila University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Avila not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for Avila is $15,053 for missouri bachelor’s degree general business students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Avila University General Business/Commerce Report

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. CMU CLAS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 24 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CLAS also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is $16,826 for missouri bachelor’s degree general business students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full CMU CLAS General Business/Commerce Report

#10

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri

Columbia College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 394 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia College Missouri did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. It costs about $24,862 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree General Business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Columbia College.

Full Columbia College Missouri General Business/Commerce Report

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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%.

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  • *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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