2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region
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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 the Plains States region, there were 5,425 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,714 and $26,671 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 922 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 31 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
NWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nebraska Wesleyan University are $5,186, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 150 students in 2019-2020.
Columbia College Missouri also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College Missouri are $8,584, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 92 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 34 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 77 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Scholastica not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The College of Saint Scholastica are $15,502.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 211 students in 2019-2020.
Maryville U also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Tabor College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Hillsboro, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Tabor also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tabor College are $11,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 124 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 118 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- 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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