2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree School for You
Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in District of Columbia with 2,563 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Business Administration & Management
Our 2023 rankings named University of the District of Columbia the best value school in District of Columbia for business administration and management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.
University of the District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $6,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at University of the District of Columbia take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,235.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.
Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great value for business administration and management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 a year.
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Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for business administration in District of Columbia.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Trinity Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity College are $25,110 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, business administration graduates from Trinity College carry an average student debtload of $38,025.
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Catholic University of America did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CUA are $52,156 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, business administration graduates from CUA carry an average student debtload of $25,583.
CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Business Administration majors at The American University take out an average of $21,671 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $681.
The American University also made our Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.
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Request InformationBest Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 10,541 |
| New York | 20,678 |
| Maryland | 6,849 |
| New Jersey | 9,288 |
| Delaware | 1,282 |
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Majors Related to Business Administration
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.