2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

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With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 774 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 179 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k. Western Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 30 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$7,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 149 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Post University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k)

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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