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Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$31,601 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master'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.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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 Master's in Business Administration & Management

Our analysis found University of the District of Columbia to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

University of the District of Columbia graduate students pay an average of $10,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Strayer University - Global Region graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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Out of the 9 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Trinity College graduate students pay an average of $14,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trinity College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown also made our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Strayer University - District of Columbia graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Catholic University of America landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CUA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges 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

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

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 9 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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