2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Ohio (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” 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 Ohio, there were 756 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,423 and $24,751 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$9,495 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Youngstown State University

#2

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$12,076 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #2 spot on the list. Xavier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 128 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Xavier

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (With Aid)

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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