Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

General Business/Commerce

Find Schools Near

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

6 Ranked Colleges
756 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Master's in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Missouri, there were 3,599 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,845 and $24,459 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 756 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” 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.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #2 spot on the 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College are $8,584, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Columbia College Missouri

#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Saint Charles, 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 92 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindenwood University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Lindenwood University

#4

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 124 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis 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 Master’s in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 118 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at UMKC

#6

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

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 Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 211 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Maryville U also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Maryville U

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You