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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$14,036 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,624 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was ranked 2nd in Iowa. In fact, 3,338 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Business Administration & Management

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.

Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also made our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Ambrose University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Davenport.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Ambrose University is ranked #1 for overall quality for business administration in Iowa.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Saint Ambrose University

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,289
Minnesota 6,945
Kansas 4,138
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 3 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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