2021 Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing
Finding the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing School for You
In 2018-2019, 416,954 bachelor's degrees were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
For this year's Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking, we looked at 1,035 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business, management and marketing. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those business, management and marketing schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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2021 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for the Money.
Top 25 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.
The average student at BYU graduates in less than 5.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $12,239. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from BYU is about $64,132. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Elizabethtown College earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, E - town is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our value rankings, E - town also did well on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at E - town is 4.1 years, and it costs about $17,380 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from E - town is about $70,910. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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University of Detroit Mercy comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UDM is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDM also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.
At UDM, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $15,117. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UDM is about $63,794. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Our rankings recognize Mount Vernon Nazarene University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Mount Vernon, MVNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. MVNU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The average student at MVNU graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $18,170. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from MVNU is $76,496. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Mary landed the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. UMary excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The average student at UMary graduates in less than 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $20,895. This means that the average student pays around $92,774 to get a bachelor’s degree from UMary. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Goldey - Beacom College landed the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the suburb of Wilmington, Goldey - Beacom College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Goldey - Beacom College also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Goldey - Beacom College is 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $21,915. This means that the average student pays around $92,700 to get a bachelor’s degree from Goldey - Beacom College. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Truman State University. Truman State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kirksville.
The average student at Truman State graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $18,927. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Truman State is $80,250. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population. Florida State excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
It takes the average student at Florida State about 4.2 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $27,233. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Florida State is $115,196. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - La Crosse as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to its great value ranking, UW - La Crosse is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The average student at UW - La Crosse graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $19,185. This means that the average student pays around $85,373 to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - La Crosse. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Canisius College comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.
It takes the average student at Canisius about 4.1 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $18,574. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Canisius is $75,968. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ferris State University. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at Ferris to complete their degree, and it costs about $15,909 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Ferris be around $73,022. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population. UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
It takes the average student at UW - Whitewater about 4.5 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,164. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Whitewater is about $91,343. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Grand Valley State University comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. GVSU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
It takes the average student at GVSU about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $23,233. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the GVSU is $105,245. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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University of Northwestern Ohio landed the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at University of Northwestern Ohio to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $17,799. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from University of Northwestern Ohio is $74,756. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Southern Nazarene University comes in at #15 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SNU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing ranking.
At SNU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $23,685. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from SNU is $99,477. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Harding University comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
It takes the average student at Harding about 4.3 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,917. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Harding is $90,989. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Appalachian State University comes in at #17 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to its great value ranking, Appalachian State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Appalachian State is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $22,137. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Appalachian State is $95,410. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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The #18 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Dakota State University - Main Campus. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at North Dakota State University to complete their degree, and it costs about $21,224 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University is about $96,145. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Our rankings recognize Louisiana Tech University as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Louisiana Tech to complete their degree, and it costs about $18,308 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech is $80,372. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average student at UNK graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,217. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNK be around $91,987. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize University of South Florida - Main Campus as the #21 school in this year's rankings. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa. USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing list.
It takes the average student at USF Tampa about 4.3 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $23,095. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from USF Tampa is $99,308. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #22 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois College. Located in the town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
At Illinois College, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,471. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Illinois College is about $83,317. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Winona State University landed the #23 spot in our 2021 rankings for best value business, management and marketing schools. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Winona State is 4.5 years, and it costs about $21,880 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Winona State is $98,022. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Mercer University comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average student at Mercer graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $19,614. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Mercer is about $84,144. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at San Antonio as the #25 school in this year's rankings. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at UTSA to complete their degree, and it costs about $20,313 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UTSA is $95,471. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1035 different United States business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students that almost earned our Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing award.
Business, Management & Marketing by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Business Administration & Management | 172,408 |
| Accounting | 53,997 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 46,736 |
| Marketing | 44,258 |
| General Business/Commerce | 25,818 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.
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