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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$22,601 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota the best value school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 a year.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #7, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.

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#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Ambrose University are $18,640 per year.

St. Ambrose University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Webster also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Business Administration & Management at Webster University Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,289
Minnesota 6,945
Kansas 4,138
Iowa 3,338
Nebraska 3,181
North Dakota 1,001
South Dakota 636

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

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 14 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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