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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 California, there were 3,025 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,876 and $33,661 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of Redlands

Redlands, California

#2 in overall quality

$22,852 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,168 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #1 spot on the list. Redlands, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

University of Redlands also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of Redlands

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, California

#4 in overall quality

$11,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$90,146 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 18 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Biola, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Biola University

#3

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#3 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,516 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 70 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Azusa Pacific

#4

Marymount California University

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

#5 in overall quality

$15,375 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount California University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

MCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marymount California University are $15,375.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$19,756 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,295 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Marymount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount are $19,756, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US 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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