2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of the District of Columbia the best value school in District of Columbia for business administration and management students. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of the District of Columbia are $6,152 a year. On average, business administration graduates from University of the District of Columbia take out $31,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Strayer University - Global Region helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in District of Columbia. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.
GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at Georgetown accumulate an average of around $14,750 in student debt.
Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the 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 undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at Howard accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
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Trinity Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity College are $25,110 per year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Trinity College carry an average student debtload of $42,725.
Trinity College also made our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #5.
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Strayer University - District of Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $13,515 per year.
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American University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year. Business Administration majors at The American University take out an average of $24,126 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $681.
The American University also made our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.
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With a ranking of #9, Catholic University of America did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CUA are $52,156 a year. On average, business administration graduates from CUA take out $25,395 in student loans while working on their degree.
CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list.
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With a ranking of #10, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students. Located in the city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 10,541 |
| New York | 20,678 |
| Maryland | 6,849 |
| New Jersey | 9,288 |
| Delaware | 1,282 |
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Majors Related to Business Administration
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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.