2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Washington (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Washington, there were 2,194 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,838 and $24,151 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree general business students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Washington (With Aid)

#1

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

$31,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 5 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle Pacific University are $31,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SPU General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$17,675 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,112 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Gonzaga University is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Gonzaga also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga University are $17,675, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Gonzaga University

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (With Aid)

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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