2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 5,425 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree general business students.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. 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.
Full Nebraska Wesleyan University General Business/Commerce Report
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, Columbia College landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 150 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Columbia College Missouri not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College Missouri are $8,584, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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 the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 92 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.
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, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #4 spot on the 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 also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 77 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
St. Scholastica also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The College of Saint Scholastica are $15,502, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at St. Scholastica
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 211 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
Maryville U also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #8, Tabor College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Tabor is located in Hillsboro, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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 are $11,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 124 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.
UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 118 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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