Best MBA Programs for Your Money 2024
A master’s degree in business administration is one of the most popular graduate programs in America. The MBA programs at these 50-plus colleges land in the top 20% of our value-focused analysis.
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Est. annual costs
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Average student debt
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Employment rate
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Average early career salaries
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Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL |
$49,610 | $46,840 | 98% | $109,730 |
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Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA |
$27,220 | N/A | 98% | $60,190 |
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Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IN |
$58,720 | $40,190 | 100% | $94,650 |
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California State University, BakersfieldBakersfield, CA |
$33,590 | N/A | 100% | $68,460 |
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Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA |
$42,010 | $24,450 | 100% | $69,340 |
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Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO |
$38,930 | $17,550 | 100% | $58,270 |
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Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA |
$67,570 | $61,790 | 98% | $132,610 |
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George Washington UniversityWashington, DC |
$52,730 | $77,540 | 95% | $111,380 |
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Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA |
$39,860 | $32,200 | 100% | $66,820 |
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Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA |
$19,090 | $23,680 | 100% | $58,320 |
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Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL |
$36,940 | $28,190 | 100% | $76,280 |
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James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA |
$59,420 | $33,450 | 100% | $97,350 |
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Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS |
$30,880 | $35,610 | 98% | $78,910 |
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La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA |
$44,180 | $45,900 | 99% | $85,280 |
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McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA |
$25,820 | N/A | 100% | $61,810 |
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Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI |
$50,180 | $53,690 | 97% | $100,860 |
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Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN |
$31,260 | N/A | 100% | $76,460 |
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS |
$30,000 | $31,590 | 98% | $80,230 |
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Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO |
$31,040 | $42,570 | 100% | $76,460 |
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Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA |
$24,640 | $20,180 | 100% | $57,190 |
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North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND |
$34,600 | $18,860 | 100% | $63,650 |
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Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL |
$41,260 | $35,320 | 99% | $91,360 |
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Radford UniversityRadford, VA |
$31,380 | N/A | 100% | $53,610 |
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Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN |
$42,920 | $24,040 | 98% | $77,080 |
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Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO |
$29,780 | $21,840 | 100% | $61,280 |
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Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL |
$32,090 | $26,380 | 98% | $65,550 |
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Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX |
$53,490 | $98,910 | 95% | $119,470 |
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SUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY |
$36,140 | $32,220 | 99% | $66,470 |
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Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY |
$65,600 | $75,670 | 99% | $95,660 |
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Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX |
$23,730 | $22,490 | 98% | $58,920 |
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL |
$48,460 | $33,410 | 99% | $79,350 |
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The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN |
$58,290 | $42,440 | 98% | $100,340 |
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University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL |
$37,010 | $34,500 | 99% | $67,730 |
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University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR |
$54,170 | $38,840 | 99% | $117,270 |
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University of FloridaGainesville, FL |
$41,900 | $44,290 | 97% | $87,460 |
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University of GeorgiaAthens, GA |
$46,280 | $62,870 | 98% | $105,500 |
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University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT |
$46,610 | $29,220 | 98% | $89,320 |
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University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL |
$29,220 | N/A | 98% | $68,700 |
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University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL |
$41,290 | $41,790 | 95% | $96,070 |
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University of IowaIowa City, IA |
$48,030 | $45,070 | 97% | $96,290 |
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University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA |
$50,150 | $35,890 | 97% | $107,340 |
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University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE |
$33,030 | $32,760 | 98% | $80,960 |
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University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE |
$48,410 | $36,470 | 98% | $91,360 |
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University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND |
$34,210 | $24,600 | 100% | $77,430 |
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University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA |
$36,400 | $30,040 | 100% | $64,490 |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
$65,150 | $84,700 | 95% | $177,430 |
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University of ScrantonScranton, PA |
$51,260 | $34,500 | 99% | $87,150 |
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University of South DakotaVermillion, SD |
$30,540 | $28,040 | 99% | $74,620 |
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University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, WI |
$41,970 | $43,620 | 99% | $80,550 |
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Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN |
$44,640 | N/A | 100% | $64,840 |
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Washington State UniversityPullman, WA |
$48,580 | $51,380 | 97% | $94,350 |
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West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV |
$38,630 | $29,180 | 100% | $64,050 |
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Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS |
$24,150 | $28,530 | 98% | $71,170 |
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Notes: Annual costs include tuition and fees, books and living expenses for in-state students. Employment rate is based on the share of graduates from this program who were not working nor enrolled in another educational program within two years of leaving school. Average earnings and debt figures represent program-level earnings for graduates within one and two year(s) of completion.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, college websites, College Factual/Money calculations.
