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

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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 Maryland, there were 2,277 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,800 and $26,934 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 363 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Maryland.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Maryland

#1

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$15,281 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. This medium-sized school is located in Bowie, Maryland, and it awarded 14 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bowie State University are $15,281.

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

#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$21,614 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. University of Baltimore is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UB also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UB General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$105,784 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 320 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Johns Hopkins University General Business/Commerce Report

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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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