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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$25,532 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,955 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Indiana Institute of Technology to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Indiana Tech are $10,026 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago 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 Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

Concordia University, Chicago also claimed a spot 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 in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University Indiana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University Indiana are $11,503 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#7

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large 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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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $19,190 a 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.

Lawrence Tech graduate students pay an average of $18,436 in tuition and fees each 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.

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Best 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

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

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.

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