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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$21,288 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,624 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best value school in the Southwest Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Grand Canyon University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

#2

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wayland Baptist University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Plainview.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wayland Baptist University are $15,232 a year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Wayland Baptist University

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Texas Tech University Report

Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for business administration in the Southwest Region .

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Texas A&M University - College Station

#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Houston Report

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIW are $19,840 a year.

UIW 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 Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of the Incarnate Word

Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hardin - Simmons are $14,870 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Hardin - Simmons University Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 20,739
Arizona 17,450
Oklahoma 3,461
New Mexico 1,649

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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 22 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.

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