2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 55,749 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Redlands is a small school located in Redlands, California that handed out 17 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on 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 $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in La Mirada, California, and it awarded 18 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#3 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,516 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 70 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Azusa Pacific General Business/Commerce Report

#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$19,756 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,295 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 53 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Marymount, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount are $19,756, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Loyola Marymount University

#5

Marymount California University

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

#5 in overall quality

$15,375 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount California University landed the #5 spot on the list. Marymount California University is a small school located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California that handed out 10 masters’s general business degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCU are $15,375, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Marymount California University General Business/Commerce Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k)

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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