2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 29,314 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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.
The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
Concordia University, Chicago also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
UIUC also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $8,320 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.
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Benedictine University 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 #6 on the list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Benedictine U are $19,640 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.
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Northwestern University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 18,882 |
| Michigan | 20,858 |
| Ohio | 25,288 |
| Wisconsin | 13,275 |
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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 12 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.
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