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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Ohio, there were 756 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,423 and $24,751 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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 Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$9,495 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 32 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Youngstown State University

#2

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$12,076 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #2 spot on the list. Xavier University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 128 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Xavier

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