Best Graduate Schools

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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College Name
Est. annual costs
Average student debt
Employment rate
Average early career salaries

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

$49,610 $46,840 98% $109,730

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

$27,220 N/A 98% $60,190

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

$58,720 $40,190 100% $94,650

California State University, Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

$33,590 N/A 100% $68,460

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

$42,010 $24,450 100% $69,340

Drury University

Springfield, MO

$38,930 $17,550 100% $58,270

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$67,570 $61,790 98% $132,610

George Washington University

Washington, DC

$52,730 $77,540 95% $111,380

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, GA

$39,860 $32,200 100% $66,820

Georgia Southwestern State University

Americus, GA

$19,090 $23,680 100% $58,320

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

$36,940 $28,190 100% $76,280

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

$59,420 $33,450 100% $97,350

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

$30,880 $35,610 98% $78,910

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

$44,180 $45,900 99% $85,280

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

$25,820 N/A 100% $61,810

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$50,180 $53,690 97% $100,860

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN

$31,260 N/A 100% $76,460

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

$30,000 $31,590 98% $80,230

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

$31,040 $42,570 100% $76,460

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

$24,640 $20,180 100% $57,190

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

$34,600 $18,860 100% $63,650

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

$41,260 $35,320 99% $91,360

Radford University

Radford, VA

$31,380 N/A 100% $53,610

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

$42,920 $24,040 98% $77,080

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

$29,780 $21,840 100% $61,280

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

$32,090 $26,380 98% $65,550

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

$53,490 $98,910 95% $119,470

SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY

$36,140 $32,220 99% $66,470

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

$65,600 $75,670 99% $95,660

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

$23,730 $22,490 98% $58,920

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

$48,460 $33,410 99% $79,350

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

$58,290 $42,440 98% $100,340

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

$37,010 $34,500 99% $67,730

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

$54,170 $38,840 99% $117,270

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

$41,900 $44,290 97% $87,460

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

$46,280 $62,870 98% $105,500

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

$46,610 $29,220 98% $89,320

University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, IL

$29,220 N/A 98% $68,700

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

$41,290 $41,790 95% $96,070

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

$48,030 $45,070 97% $96,290

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

$50,150 $35,890 97% $107,340

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE

$33,030 $32,760 98% $80,960

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

$48,410 $36,470 98% $91,360

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

$34,210 $24,600 100% $77,430

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

$36,400 $30,040 100% $64,490

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

$65,150 $84,700 95% $177,430

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

$51,260 $34,500 99% $87,150

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

$30,540 $28,040 99% $74,620

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Oshkosh, WI

$41,970 $43,620 99% $80,550

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

$44,640 N/A 100% $64,840

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

$48,580 $51,380 97% $94,350

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

$38,630 $29,180 100% $64,050

Wichita State University

Wichita, 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.