2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

#1

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #1 spot on the list. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 149 masters’s degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Post University

#2

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k list. WestConn is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Western Connecticut State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $48-$75k)

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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