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

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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 Louisiana, there were 957 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,967 and $28,112 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Louisiana

#1

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$17,906 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,286 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University New Orleans are $17,906, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Loyola New Orleans

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$88,195 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana 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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