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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$34,293 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,560 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges.

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 city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of the District of Columbia are $6,152 per 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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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 per 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 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in District of Columbia.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 10 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

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

Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Trinity College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Trinity College carry an average student debtload of $42,725.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trinity College is ranked #5 for overall quality for business administration in District of Columbia.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - District of Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $13,515 a year.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list.

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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 city of Washington.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, business administration graduates from CUA take out $25,395 in student loans while working on their degree.

CUA also made our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

Full Business Administration & Management at Catholic University of America Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 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.

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