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Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$22,802 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree School for You

With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Indiana Institute of Technology to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Indiana Tech are $10,026 a year.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Chicago excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $10,440 per year.

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#5

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franklin University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Franklin University are $16,080 a year.

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National Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NLU are $12,096 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $19,190 per year.

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Lawrence Technological University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lawrence Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, Anderson University Indiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University Indiana are $11,503 per year.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,389
Ohio 10,313
Illinois 13,124
Indiana 6,950
Wisconsin 5,343

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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).

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