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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$34,048 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned a degree or certificate in general business/commerce, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for general business 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMGC also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the United States. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Houston Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the United States. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

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#8

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #8, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Emory are $45,684 a year.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in tuition and fees each year.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools rankings.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

General Business/Commerce by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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