2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing 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.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana Institute of Technology the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
Indiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $10,026 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Chicago also is in the top 20% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $10,440 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Anderson University Indiana is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Anderson University Indiana graduate students pay an average of $11,503 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Franklin University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Franklin University are $16,080 per year.
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National Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NLU are $12,096 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.
UW - Whitewater graduate students pay an average of $19,190 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lawrence Technological University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lawrence Tech also did well on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Request InformationBest Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 18,882 |
| Michigan | 20,858 |
| Ohio | 25,288 |
| Illinois | 29,314 |
| Wisconsin | 13,275 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
| Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
| Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
| Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
| International Business | 9,101 |
| Real Estate | 6,547 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
| Construction Management | 3,846 |
| Insurance | 1,809 |
| Taxation | 1,547 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
| Telecommunications Management | 55 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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 Amit Savargaonkar.
More about our data sources and methodologies.